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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 177RG · Thompson, UT · August 20, 1995

Date
August 20, 1995 · 08:40 local
Place
Thompson, UT
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1930Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA95LA185
Reported as
Cessna 177RG
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A1B6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered low clouds and fog in mountain terrain. On lee side cloud obscured ridge. Collided with terrain.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED LOW CLOUDS AND FOG IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN. ON LEE SIDE CLOUD OBSCURED RIDGE. COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.