DEN66F0263

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Salt Lake City, UT · March 12, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 12, 1966
Place
Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4031YCessna 185
Status
Completed · report April 28, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
173162

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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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3-0553  66/3/12    SALT LAKE CITY UT   CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 100
        TIME - 1530                    N4031Y              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N4031Y
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Salt Lake City

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.