DEN80DTM03

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Ogden, UT · October 8, 1979

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 8, 1979
Place
Ogden, UT · OGDEN, UT
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2285ECessna 172
Status
Completed · report November 28, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791008027389A
Case key
132924

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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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3-3983   79/10/8 NR.OGDEN,UT           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1818                    N2285E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OGDEN,UT                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- STUDENT NOT ADVISED HE COULD NOT FLY LOW LEVEL MANEUVERS SOLO.

Aircraft

Registration
N2285E
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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