DEN76FTM42

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Salt Lake City, UT · July 31, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 31, 1976
Place
Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N5415BCessna 182
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760731024289A
Case key
154932

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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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3-2110  76/7/31    SALT LAKE CITY,UT   CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1682
        TIME - 1745                    N5415B              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1100 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CITY IN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK HANGAR WHILE PLT WAS TUNING RADIO.

Aircraft

Registration
N5415B
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Salt Lake City In

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.