- Date
- October 19, 1979
- Place
- Hanksville, UT · HANKSVILLE, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4873WRockwell 114
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791019041569A
- Case key
- 132867
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4012 79/10/19 NR.HANKSVILLE,UT ROCKWELL 114 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 87 TOTAL TIME - 2141 N4873W PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HANKSVILLE,UT LOS ANGELES,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 8000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 67 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 220 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE REMARKS- WITNESS STATED ESTD WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 45MPH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4873W
- Reported as
- Rockwell 114
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4873WRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2012 · Rockwell International 114Airframe modelRockwell International 114
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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