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| Date: | Thursday 25 April 1991 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N40LT |
| MSN: | 30527 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470J-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vernal, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Colorado City, UT |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT GROUND-LOOPED WHEN LANDING AT VERNAL, UT. ONE HOUR AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE WAS SUBJECTED TO A TEST FOR INTOXICATION. HE LATER ADMITTED CONSUMING VODKA PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT DUE TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND HIS FAILUE TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA91LA094
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 April 2006 | N40LT | Private | 0 | Klamath Falls, Oregon | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 09:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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