- Date
- June 6, 1973
- Place
- Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4188YCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730606016529A
- Case key
- 190250
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1557 73/6/6 VERNAL,UT CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 688 TIME - 1420 N4188Y PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VERNAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREEN RIVER,UT VERNAL,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT USED R HAND TO OPEN WINDOW.LOST ACFT CTL.WHEEL(MODEL NO.40-97A) INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4188Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vernal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4188Y · 1
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