- Date
- March 23, 1983, 22:30 local (Mar 24, 1983, 05:30 UTC)
- Place
- Huntsville, UT
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9377XCessna 182
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830323009069A
- Case key
- 15977
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The afct collided with a tree and crashed during a go-around. The weather was IMC and the pilot and passenger were seriously injured. The pilot received a weather briefing and was told that VFR flt, on his intended route, was not recommended due to low ceilings and snow showers. The pilot was not instrument rated. He initiated the flt anyway and encountered the weather in a valley near Huntsville. Huntsville is surrounded by mountains. The pilot circled the Huntsville area for about 1 hour while talking to fss and the sheriffs dept. The weather was deteriorating and the pilotwas trying to locate the car lights on the landing strip set up by the sheriff. The pilot found the strip and made 3 attempts to land. On the 3rd attempt he touched down. The acft started swerving according to the pilot and he started a go-around. The acft wing hit a large tree and crashed 99 ft beyond the tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9377X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18253777
- Airframe hours
- 1,406
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R25, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hill Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 16, 1982 · 226 hours before
- Departed
- EVW · Evanston, WY
- Destination
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport
- runway 5, 2,500 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 488 total · 70 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OGD, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9377X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.