# NTSB DEN73AD051: Cessna 185, N4188Y, Vernal, UT, June 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 6, 1973
- 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: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73AD051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD051

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4188Y), registered now, S/N 185-0388, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vernal

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730606016529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730606016529A), Jun 6, 1973: Cessna 185A, Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Plt used r hand to open window. Lost acft ctl. Wheel(model no.40-97A) installed.

## Other investigations on N4188Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN7LAD005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN7LAD005), Jul 13, 1975: Cessna 185 (N4188Y), Bullfrog Basin, UT, substantial damage

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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