# NTSB DEN67D0119: Cessna 180E, N2661Y, Hanksville, UT, September 14, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1966
- Place: Hanksville, UT · HANKSVILLE, UT
- Location: 38.3720° N, 110.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanksville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3720&lon=-110.7135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121185
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2628  66/9/14  NR.HANKSVILLE UT      CESSNA 180E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1545
        TIME - 0810                    N2661Y              PX-  0  0  1  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 499 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      70
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          165                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS LOOKING FOR ANTELOPE WHILE FLYING OVER RISING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2661Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2661Y), registered now, S/N 18051161, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180E
- Registry model: [Cessna 180E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180e) (registry code 2072612) (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2661Y (5)

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 ANC83FAG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83FAG08), May 1, 1983: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Kenai, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG28), Feb 18, 1981: Cessna 180E (N2661Y), Chugiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC80DAH14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH14), Sep 21, 1980: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Mccarthy, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66D0194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0194), Jan 10, 1966: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Witerocks, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65D0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0031), Mar 11, 1965: Cessna 180 (N2661Y), Vernal, UT, 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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