# Incident 19970524017479I: Cessna 175B, Richfield, UT, May 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7612° N, 112.0929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richfield, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7612&lon=-112.0929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8220T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8220T-2002-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 713 total, 214 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524017479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENCOUNTERED UNFORECAST I.M.C. 10 MILES FROM DESTINATION. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN YMC ON DIRT ROAD/FIELD AT 7,200' MSL. SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO WHEEL PANTS (FENDERS) FROM IMPACTED SAGEBRUSH. SEVIER COUNTY, UT DEPARTED 06 DEN #97050244 ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ JIM PORTER CIVILAIR PATROL ASSISTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ JOHN OLSON A&P DID ON SITE AT INSPECTOR WALKERS REQUEST AND VERIFIED STATUS AS INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## Other reports on N8220T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960601025189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601025189I), Jun 1, 1996: Cessna 175B (N8220T), Sante Fe, NM. Narrative: on June 1, 1996, at approximately 0930 hours (local), a Cessna 175, N8220T, which was being piloted by a private pilot, landed on interstate 25 near…
- [Incident 19950428012709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950428012709I), Apr 28, 1995: Cessna 175B (N8220T), Clines Corner, NM. Lost partial power. Landed in a pasture. NR3 cylinder head had cracked.

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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