- Date
- September 14, 1982, 16:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Vernal, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N758JMCessna R172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820914046489A
- Case key
- 72923
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft collided with trees while low flying on a local flight. Two aircraft piloted by students from a nearby college had been seen flying low and close to each other around the local mountainous terrain. The students were enrolled in the college aviation program. They were returning to land when one aircraft made a steep left turn and impacted the mountain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N758JM
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2072431
- Airframe hours
- 663
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-KB, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Rangely Jr. College District
- Registered owner
- Rangely Jr. College District
- Departed
- Rangely, CO
- Destination
- Rangely, CO
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 76 total · 1 in this make and model · 43 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.