# NTSB DEN7KAD061: Cessna 182E, N3361Y, Cove Fort, UT, June 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1975
- Place: Cove Fort, UT · COVE FORT, UT
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149222
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN7KAD061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN7KAD061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1936  75/6/17    COVE FORT,UT        CESSNA 182E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 172
        TIME - 2128                    N3361Y              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANGUITCH,UT                SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT FLEW INTO AREA OF FRONTAL ACTIVITY ON DARK NIGHT. RECOVERED 6/18/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3361Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3361Y-1975-09-16), registration cancelled 1975-09-16, S/N 18254361 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182E
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750617023299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750617023299A), Jun 17, 1975: Cessna 182E, Cove Fort, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot flew into area of frontal activity on dark night. Recovered 6/18/75.

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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