DEN66F0033

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 175 · Goldhill, UT · July 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1965
Place
Goldhill, UT · GOLDHILL, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8180TCessna 175
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176846

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1717   65/7/9    GOLDHILL UT         CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 310
        TIME - 1400                    N8180T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 151 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION

Aircraft

Registration
N8180T
Reported as
Cessna 175
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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