# Accident 19960712017119A: Conaer C1, Halls Crossing, UT, July 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1996, 20:15 local time
- Place: Halls Crossing, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5694° N, 110.3199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5694&lon=-110.3199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N248B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248B-1999-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colonial C-1 (registry code 5110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/colonial-c-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONAER C1
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,523 total, 430 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960712017119A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER. LANDED OPEN FIELD. NOSED OVER. HAD BELLY LANDED AND BOUNCED. FUEL TANKS EMPTY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA154), Jul 13, 1996: Colonial C-1 (N248B), Halls Crossing, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane, and subsequent fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel, which resulted in loss of engine power and an emergency landing. Uneven terrain…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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