- Date
- June 23, 1981
- Place
- Price, UT · PRICE, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6417BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810623041079A
- Case key
- 125240
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2486 81/6/23 NR.PRICE,UT CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 935 TIME - 1500 N6417B PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETER'S POINT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PRICE,UT VERNAL,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- L MAG INOP,CONDENSER MOUNT SCREW & WASHER FD NEXT TO POINTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6417B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Peter'S Point
N6417BRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6417B · 1
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