- Date
- July 7, 1983, 16:35 local (22:35 UTC)
- Place
- Heber City, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N19348Cessna 150
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830707030809A
- Case key
- 16112
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a pole during an off airport precautionary landing in IMC weather. The non instrument rated student pilot took off for a 150 mile cross country with less than full fuel tanks because no 87 octane was available. He also failed to get a weather briefing. He encountered adverse weather enroute and diverted east toward Heber City. Hecontacted Heber arpt for navigation assistance and stated that none was provided. He followed a road and obtained an advisory from Heber. They reported that it was raining with hail and 30 mph winds. The pilot stated that his engine lost power and he declared an emergency and looked for a landing area. The acft struck a telephone pole during landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19348
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15074357
- Airframe hours
- 5,337
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles H. Wyler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1983 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- RIF · Richfield, UT
- Destination
- U42 · Salt Lake City, UT
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 26 total · 26 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 30 knots, gusting 45
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.