DEN68D0192

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Spanish Fork, UT · December 27, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1967
Place
Spanish Fork, UT · SPANISH FORK, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7245ECessna 182
Status
Completed · report February 20, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112684

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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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3-4545  67/12/27   SPANISH FORK,UT     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 68, 8000
        TIME - 1230                    N7245E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 261 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N7245E
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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