# NTSB DEN66F0277: Cessna 182A, N2120G, Salt Lake City, UT, April 5, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 5, 1966
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172592
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0277
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0277

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0734   66/4/5    SALT LAKE CITY UT   CESSNA 182A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N2120G              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           BIRD STRIKE                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - BIRD COLLISION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2120G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2120G), registered now, S/N 51420, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salt Lake City

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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