DEN81FTM42

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 340A · Vernal, UT · September 22, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 22, 1981
Place
Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2696HCessna 340A
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810922060909A
Case key
123222

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2490  81/9/22    VERNAL,UT           CESSNA 340A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1927
        TIME - 1315                    N2696H              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARBON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ODESSA,TX                   EVANSTON,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR

Aircraft

Registration
N2696H
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Carbon County

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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.