DEN67F0003

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Salt Lake City, UT · June 2, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1966
Place
Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Injuries
3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N5185DCessna 182
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122304

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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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3-4440   66/6/2    SALT LAKE CITY,UT   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 442
        TIME - 1945                    N5185D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CITY 1
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF THE ENGINE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5185D
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Salt Lake City 1

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.