# NTSB DEN72DTM20: Cessna 310K, N3826X, Vernal, UT, June 21, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1972
- Place: Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166668
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72DTM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0515  72/6/21    VERNAL,UT           CESSNA 310K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1108
        TIME - 0600                    N3826X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERNAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    VERNAL,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIT 2 FT GRAVEL PILE ACROSS RWY 25. 16-34 NOTAMED CLOSED DUE CONSTRUCTION. OBSTRUCTION UNMARKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3826X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vernal

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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