# Accident 20210815014329A: Cessna 182H, Bountiful, UT, August 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2021, 18:59 local time
- Place: Bountiful, UT
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9292° N, 111.8060° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9292&lon=-111.8060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8477S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8477S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210815014329A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/15/2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1859 MDT, N8477S, CESSNA 182, CRASHED INTO TERRAIN NEAR BOUNTIFUL, UT.  THERE WERE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD, ALL FATAL.

## 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 WPR21FA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA321), Aug 16, 2021: Cessna 182H (N8477S), Bountiful, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The decision of both pilots to fly into a steep canyon, which resulted in the airplane being unable to maintain a sufficient altitude to clear rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was their…

## Other reports on N8477S (1)

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

- [Incident 19881226067819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881226067819I), Dec 26, 1988: Cessna 182H (N8477S), San Luis Obispo, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing. Veered off side of runway. Minor damage to propeller.

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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