DEN72FTM05

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210-5 · Monticello, UT · August 25, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 25, 1971
Place
Monticello, UT · MONTICELLO, UT
Injuries
3 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8368ZCessna 210-5
Status
Completed · report April 7, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163129

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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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3-3181  71/8/25    MONTICELLO,UT       CESSNA 210-5        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 376
        TIME - 1420                    N8368Z              PX-  0  2  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN JUAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTICELLO,UT               SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT BRUSH AND TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N8368Z
Reported as
Cessna 210-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Juan County