- Date
- August 10, 1983, 21:30 local (Aug 11, 1983, 03:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sevier, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5301CCessna 140A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830810051569A
- Case key
- 15999
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flt was returning to san jose,CA after an extended x-country flt to oshkosh,WI which began in the latter part of July. Earlier on the day of the accident, at 0645, the plt received a wx briefing at miles city,MT. He requested the general outlook to the grand canyon & Arizona area & was told of large buildups in western AZ & NV, forecast to move NE.the plt departed at 0712 & made enroute stops at riverton,WY & rock springs,WY. At 1845, over vernal,UT, the plt requested a wx update. The acft subsequently impacted a mountain at the 8,700 ft level. There was considerable thunderstorm activity throughout the state at the time of the accident. The plt's blood alcohol level was 0.093%. The plt was not a CFI but had given the student plt 29 hrs of dual. His logbook showed that he had also given flt instruction to other student plts. On 1/5/83 the plt's drivers license was suspended indefinitely for driving under the influence of alcohol. His bac was reportedly 0.093%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5301C
- Reported as
- Cessna 140A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15421
- Airframe hours
- 6,244
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Collins , David G.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 23, 1983 · 131 hours before
- Departed
- RKS · Rock Springs, WY
- Destination
- PGA · Page, AZ
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 470 total · 46 in this make and model · 419 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CDC, 54 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.