DEN82FA011

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95 · Cedar City, UT · November 28, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 28, 1981
Place
Cedar City, UT · CEDAR CITY, UT
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1506RBeech 95
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811128076119A
Case key
122668

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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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3-3651  81/11/28 NR.CEDAR CITY,UT      BEECH 95            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3858
        TIME - 1835                    N1506R              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LANDER,WY                   LAS VEGAS,NV                CEDAR CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: MISSED APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               1100
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          BLOWING SNOW                                             220
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           4                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- STRUCK SIDE OF MTN AT APRX 6400FT LVL AFT INITIATING MISSED APCH.

Aircraft

Registration
N1506R
Reported as
Beech 95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cedar City Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1506R · 2

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