- Date
- June 6, 1986, 07:40 local (13:40 UTC)
- Place
- Vernal, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8078MCessna 182P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860606048879A
- Case key
- 16976
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While flying a pipeling patrol flt 1,000 feet AGL in mountainous terrain, the plt encountered a downdraft windshear which resulted in an uncontrollable 2,000 fpm acft descent from which the plt was not able to recover. The acft impacted in rough terrain and was destroyed by fire. The plt suffered minor injuries in the crash.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8078M
- Reported as
- Cessna 182P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18264539
- Airframe hours
- 2,270
- Engine
- Continental O-470-S, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Marr Air Patrol
- Registered owner
- T & E Leasing Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 20, 1986 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- GJT · Grand Junction, CO
- Destination
- RKS · Rock Springs, WY
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,615 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 5,330 as pilot in command · 401 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VEL, 10 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.