ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 35693
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 August 1983 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 140A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N5301C |
| MSN: | 15421 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6244 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sevier, UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rock Springs, WY (RKS) |
| Page, AZ (PGA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLT WAS RETURNING TO SAN JOSE,CA AFTER AN EXTENDED X-COUNTRY FLT TO OSHKOSH,WI WHICH BEGAN IN THE LATTER PART OF JULY. EARLIER ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, AT 0645, THE PLT RECEIVED A WX BRIEFING AT MILES CITY,MT. HE REQUESTED THE GENERAL OUTLOOK TO THE GRAND CANYON & ARIZONA AREA & WAS TOLD OF LARGE BUILDUPS IN WESTERN AZ & NV, FORECAST TO MOVE NE.THE PLT DEPARTED AT 0712 & MADE ENROUTE STOPS AT RIVERTON,WY & ROCK SPRINGS,WY. AT 1845, OVER VERNAL,UT, THE PLT REQUESTED A WX UPDATE. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A MOUNTAIN AT THE 8,700 FT LEVEL. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.093%. THE PLT WAS NOT A CFI BUT HAD GIVEN THE STUDENT PLT 29 HRS OF DUAL. HIS LOGBOOK SHOWED THAT HE HAD ALSO GIVEN FLT INSTRUCTION TO OTHER STUDENT PLTS. ON 1/5/83 THE PLT'S DRIVERS LICENSE WAS SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. HIS BAC WAS REPORTEDLY 0.093%. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44107
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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