# NTSB LAX76AL025: Cessna 182, N14MD, Richfield, UT, October 17, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1975
- Place: Richfield, UT · RICHFIELD, UT
- Location: 38.7612° N, 112.0929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richfield, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7612&lon=-112.0929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151108
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL025

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3232  75/10/17   RICHFIELD,UT        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1286
        TIME - 1130                    N400E               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 636 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHFIELD,UT                LOA,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM                      CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- PA-24 ON EXTENDED X-WIND LEG. C-182 ENTERED DOWNWIND LEG IMPROPERLY. BOTH PLTS IN RADIO CTC.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3232  75/10/17   RICHFIELD,UT        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 4000
        TIME - 1130                    N14MD               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANGUITCH,UT                RICHFIELD,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM                              RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY UNICOM                      CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- BOTH ACFT LND OK.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N14MD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14MD), registered now, S/N 18254114, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182e) (registry code 2072712) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Richfield Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N400E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400E), registered now, S/N 26-15, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (registry code 7102408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Richfield Muni

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19751017039151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017039151A), Oct 17, 1975: Cessna 182E, Richfield, UT, Substantial damage. Both acft lnd ok.
- [Accident 19751017039152A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017039152A), Oct 17, 1975: Piper PA24400, Richfield, UT, Substantial damage. PA-24 on extended x-wind leg. C-182 entered downwind leg improperly. Both plts in radio ctc.

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.

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