- Date
- September 25, 1980
- Place
- Heber, UT · HEBER, UT
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8076ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800925045719A
- Case key
- 128571
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2707 80/9/25 NR.HEBER,UT CESSNA 172 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 633 TIME - 1220 N8076E PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PETERSON AFB,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 65 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- TKOF GROSS WT APRX 105LBS OVR MAX LMT.UN TO CLB OVR MTN.CRASH ELEV APRX 7800FT MSL,TEMP 65DEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8076E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.