ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145301
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 25-APR-2012 |
| Time: | 15:38 MDT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N243W |
| C/n / msn: | 18503820 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Dark Canyon Wilderness Area near Blanding, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hidden Splendor, UT |
| KPUC |
The aircraft, a Cessna A185F Skywagon, N243W, carrying two private pilots and a local area certified flight instructor (CFI) as a guide, crashed in the Dark Canyon Wilderness Area near Blanding, Utah, and was destroyed by the impact with terrain and post impact fire.
The three occupants were killed.
Sources:
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/plane-crash-kills-3-in-utahs-san-juan-2326670.html
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120426X74830&key=1
http://e1.photos.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/34757f6ffd4a3abf34d1bb3fc2ddc2e680bcaff3 (photo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEEspWaBcZc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Apr-2012 11:25 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Apr-2012 17:48 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2012 17:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-May-2012 19:13 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2012 19:16 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
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