# NTSB DEN80FTM31: Cessna 182, N8859X, Hanksville, UT, July 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1980
- Place: Hanksville, UT · HANKSVILLE, UT
- Location: 38.3720° N, 110.7135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanksville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3720&lon=-110.7135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129617
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2135  80/7/19    HANKSVILLE,UT       CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 110
        TIME - 1002                    N8859X              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULLFROG BASIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAGE,AZ                     HANKSVILLE,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           85                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           5                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- D/A APRX 6900FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8859X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8859X-2013-08-23), registration cancelled 2013-08-23, S/N 18253259, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182d) (registry code 2072710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bullfrog Basin

## 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 19800719027639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800719027639A), Jul 19, 1980: Cessna 182D, Hanksville, UT, Substantial damage. Lost control on bad landing and attempt to go around. Drifted off runway, settled back. Hit fence.

## Other investigations on N8859X (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 WPR11CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA124), Feb 6, 2011: Cessna 182D (N8859X), Quartzsite, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind and subsequent loss of directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a parked aircraft.

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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