- Date
- September 22, 1982, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- Huntington, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6093ECessna A185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820922051759A
- Case key
- 71120
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Altitude - uncontrolledCause
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Clearance - not possibleCause
Analysis
The aircraft struck trees with the left wing after takeoff. The pilot stated that he experienced a downdraft and that he was unable to recover altitude that was sufficient to clear the trees. The wind was reported to be from 270 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6093E
- Reported as
- Cessna A185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503994
- Airframe hours
- 529
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Luebell Enterprises
- Registered owner
- Luebell Enterprises
- Departed
- Huntington, UT
- Destination
- Grand Junction, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- East Mt., Ut, runway 30, 3,000 × 100 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 6,421 total · 4,700 in this make and model · 6,173 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.