# Accident 20060604009989A: Cessna A185E, Park Valley, UT, June 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Park Valley, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7393° N, 113.4406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7393&lon=-113.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N185JF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N185JF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185E (registry code 2072818, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 37 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060604009989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER DEPARTING JACKPOT, NV THE PILOT EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS CONSISTENT WITH HEART ATTACK. HE LANDED ON HIGHWAY 30 NEAR PARK VALLEY, UTAH WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES WEST OF BRIGHAM CITY. NEAR THE END OF THE ROLL OUT THE PLANE DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD AND DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT. THE OUTER LEFT WING HIT SOME FENCE POSTS AND THEN A TELEPHONE POLE. THE PLANE TIPPED UP ON THE PROP AND TURNED AROUND FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE RIGHT WING WAS, FROM THE WING STRUT OUTBOARD, SEVERELY DAMAGED AS WAS THE OUTBOARD 2 FEET OF THE LEFT WING. THE PROPELLER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE PILOT DIED ENROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 SEA06LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06LA110), Jun 4, 2006: Cessna A185E (N185JF), Park Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Incapacitation of the pilot secondary to a myocardial infarction. A ditch was a contributing factor.

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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