- Date
- May 7, 1981
- Place
- Monument Vly, UT · MONUMENT VLY, UT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3117UCessna 182P
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810507025019A
- Case key
- 125413
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3353 81/5/7 MONUMENT VLY,UT CESSNA 182P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 66, 2800 TIME - 1330 N3117U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONUMENT VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND CANYON,AZ MONUMENT VLY,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WEATHER - WIND SHEAR FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER 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 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- IN TRAFFIC PAT,PLT ESTD WND FM WEST,15KT.GND WITNESS RPRTD WND ESE,10KT.ARPT NR BLUFF/VLY OPENING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3117U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Monument Valley
N3117URegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2012 · Cessna 182PAirframe modelCessna 182PEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3117U · 1
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