# NTSB DEN81FTM18: Cessna R182, N3291C, Eureka, UT, April 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1981
- Place: Eureka, UT · EUREKA, UT
- Location: 39.9587° N, 112.1151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eureka, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9587&lon=-112.1151&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3358  81/4/17  NR.EUREKA,UT          CESSNA R182         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 328
        TIME - 1100                    N3291C              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG LOST PWR DRG LOW PASS BY FAMILY CEMETARY,ATMTD FORCED LNDG ON ROAD.NO ENG MALF FND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3291C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3291C-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N R18200268, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R182
- Registry model: [Cessna R182](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r182) (registry code 2072734) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810417020539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417020539A), Apr 17, 1981: Cessna R182, Eureka, UT, Destroyed. Landed on road near family cemetary. Wing hit tree. Airplane flipped over. No engine problems found.

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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