- Date
- August 22, 1972
- Place
- Park City, UT · PARK CITY, UT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8365MCessna 150K
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167886
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3099 72/8/22 PARK CITY,UT CESSNA 150K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 885 TIME - 1815 N8365M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALT LAKE CITY INT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT SAID UN STOP DESCENT DUE DOWNDRAFT.HIT GND AT 8000FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8365M
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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