- Date
- December 1, 1984, 18:30 local (Dec 2, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Provo, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8580SCessna 182H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841201064149A
- Case key
- 16516
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Analysis
The left seat non-instrument pvt plt was being checked out in the flying club acft by a comm plt. The acft was being flown over Utah lake on a dark night, on final approach to runway 31 at the pvu arpt. While on final, the flying plt manuevered the acft for spacing from a second acft. A witness saw two acft over the lake. One aircraft was turning towards the airport when it went straight down. Post accident exam revealed acft contacted the water in a left wing, nose low attitude. The surrounding terrain to the northwest west and south provide no significant lighting that could be used for visual horizon reference.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8580S
- Reported as
- Cessna 182H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18256680
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Provo Squadron Pilots Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Provo, UT
- Airport
- PVU · Provo Municipal, runway 31, 7,094 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F
- 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.
Other investigations on N8580S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.