# NTSB DEN84FA065: Cessna 320C, N3037T, Provo, UT, January 6, 1984 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report - Date: January 5, 1984, 18:08 local (Jan 6, 1984, 01:08 UTC) - Place: Provo, UT - Coordinates: 40.220897, -111.689071 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2209&lon=-111.6891&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 16192 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84FA065 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16192/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA065 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, circling (ifr) - light condition - dark night (contributing factor) - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor) - weather condition - fog (contributing factor) - weather condition - below approach/landing minimums (contributing factor) - ifr procedure - not followed, pilot in command (cause) - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command (contributing factor) - altimeter setting - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - decision height - disregarded, pilot in command (cause) - missed approach - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - icy - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis THE ACFT HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR AN ILS RWY 13 APCH. A WITNESS, LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE RWY, SAW AN ACFT PASS OVERHEAD & STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS NOT AN A CORRECT APCH. THE ACFT THEN BEGAN HEADING WEST AS IF TO CIRCLE FOR A 2ND APCH. THE WITNESS ALSO ESTIMATED THAT THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 200 FT AGL. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO ICE-COVERED LAKE UTAH 2,725 FT TO THE RIGHT (WEST) OF THE RWY 13 CENTERLINE EXTENDED & 2,850 FT FROM THE APCH END OF RWY 13. THE ACCIDENT SITEWAS INSIDE THE MIDDLE MARKER (MISSED APPROACH POINT.) THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. WX MINS FOR THE APCH WERE 300 FT CEILING & VISIBILITY 4 MI. THE LAST ENTRY IN THE PLT'S LOGBOOK WAS DATED 3/3/83. THERE WERE NO LOGBOOK ENTRIES FOR FLT TIME IN THE CESSNA 320 ACFT. THE ALTIMETER WAS FOUND SET TO 30.24. THE PLT WAS GIVEN AN ALTIMETER SETTING OF 30.34 PRIOR TO THE APCH. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3037T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3037T-1988-08-15), registration cancelled 1988-08-15, S/N 320C0037 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 320C - Registry model: [Cessna 320C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (registry code 2074510) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 320C0037 - Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-470-D 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Talley, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1983 - Departed: 4SD, RENO, NV - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: PVU, Provo Muni, runway 13, 7,096 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 586 total, 3,837 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark - Wind: calm - Lowest ceiling: 600 ft - Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: PVU, 1 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19840105001319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840105001319A), Jan 5, 1984: Cessna 320C, Provo, UT, Destroyed. Lost control trying to land from an ILS approach in below mininium visibility. Crashed into a ice covered lake. ## Other investigations on N3037T (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB DEN71DXT20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DXT20), Feb 2, 1971: Cessna 320 (N3037T), Tooele, UT, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.