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| Date: | Monday 24 June 1985 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-150 |
| Owner/operator: | H. Reed Black |
| Registration: | N4547A |
| MSN: | 22-3856 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4149 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glen Canyon, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | West Jordan, UT (U42 |
| Blanding, UT (KBDG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED NEAR THE END OF A X-COUNTRY FLT FROM WEST JORDAN TO BLANDING, UTAH. WHEN FUEL QUANTITY BECAME LOW, THE PLT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD. DURING THE LANDING FALRE, A X-WIND GUST DRIFTED THE ACFT TO THE LEFT AND THE WING TIP SCRAPED A DIRT BANK. THE PLT SAID HE OVERCORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN85LA174
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 June 1992 | N4547A | Private | 0 | Truth Or Cons, NM | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 30-Mar-2024 06:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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