DEN79FA024

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna T206 · Brigham City, UT · February 26, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 26, 1979
Place
Brigham City, UT · BRIGHAM CITY, UT
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N868BJCessna T206
Status
Completed · report September 21, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790226022969A
Case key
136327

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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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3-2189  79/2/26  NR.BRIGHAM CITY,UT    CESSNA T206         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2155                    N868BJ              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      71, 38685 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            4619 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N868BJ
Reported as
Cessna T206
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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