# NTSB DEN7LAD005: Cessna 185, N4188Y, Bullfrog Basin, UT, July 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1975
- Place: Bullfrog Basin, UT · BULLFROG BASIN, UT
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN7LAD005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN7LAD005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1934  75/7/13  NR.BULLFROG BASIN,UT  CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1737
        TIME - 1110                    N4188Y              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND JUNCTION,CO          BULLFROG BASIN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LND ON GRADED ROAD NR BUSH STRIP. DENSITY ALT ABT 7000 FT. RD LOOKED BETTER THAN STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4188Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4188Y), registered now, S/N 185-0388, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185
- Registry model: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bush Strip

## 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 19750713023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750713023429A), Jul 13, 1975: Cessna 185A, Bullfrog Basin, UT, Substantial damage. Lnd on graded road nr Bush Strip. Density alt abt 7000 ft. rd looked better than strip.

## Other investigations on N4188Y (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 DEN73AD051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD051), Jun 6, 1973: Cessna 185 (N4188Y), Vernal, UT, substantial 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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