# NTSB DEN73DTM20: Cessna 182, N8489T, Brigham City, UT, February 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1973
- Place: Brigham City, UT · BRIGHAM CITY, UT
- Location: 41.5059° N, 112.0514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brigham City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5059&lon=-112.0514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170025
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0250  73/2/13    BRIGHAM CITY,UT     CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 301
        TIME - 1602                    N8489T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  BRIGHAM CTY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIGHAM CITY,UT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- LARGE HELICOPTERS IN PATTERN.WIND CALM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8489T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8489T), registered now, S/N 52389, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (registry code 2072708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Brigham Cty Muni

## 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 19730213002419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730213002419A), Feb 13, 1973: Cessna 182C, Brigham City, UT, Substantial damage. Large helicopters in pattern. Wind calm.

## Other investigations on N8489T (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 SEA80FYP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP01), Oct 2, 1979: Cessna 182C (N8489T), Lewiston, ID, no 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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