# NTSB DEN65F0033: Cougar 1, N92870, Manti, UT, March 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1965
- Place: Manti, UT · MANTI, UT
- Location: 39.2665° N, 111.6353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manti, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2665&lon=-111.6353&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179457
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65F0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0447  65/3/24    MANTI UT            COUGAR 1            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TIME - 0915                    N92870              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANTI-EPHRAIM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N92870](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92870-2009-11-23), registration cancelled 2009-11-23, S/N LSU-1, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COUGAR 1
- Registry model: [Cougar LUTHER 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/cougar-luther-1) (registry code 62501FK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Manti-Ephraim

## Other investigations on N92870 (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 DEN66D0246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0246-173225), Mar 21, 1966: Luther Cougar (N92870), Montello, NV, substantial damage

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.

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