# NTSB DEN82DTM18: Cessna A185, N6093E, Huntington, UT, September 22, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 22, 1982, 16:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: Huntington, UT
- Location: 39.3301° N, 110.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3301&lon=-110.9628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN82DTM18
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71120/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTM18

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor)
  - altitude - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s)
  - clearance - not possible, pilot in command (cause)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18503994
- Airframe hours: 529
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 32; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820922051759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820922051759A), Sep 22, 1982: Cessna A185F, Huntington, UT, Substantial damage. Aircraft wing struck trees during takeoff causing substantial damage. Density altitude 10,500 feet.

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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