DEN80DTM12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 182 · Cedar City, UT · April 11, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 11, 1980
Place
Cedar City, UT · CEDAR CITY, UT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3916DCessna 182
Status
Completed · report July 3, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800411008899A
Case key
136361

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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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3-0674  80/4/11    CEDAR CITY,UT       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 4500
        TIME - 1522                    N3916D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           KANAB,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 35K.

Aircraft

Registration
N3916D
Reported as
Cessna 182
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cedar City Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N3916D · 1

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