ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37334
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| Date: | Monday 17 September 1984 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Lyle Rober Gibson |
| Registration: | N1939M |
| MSN: | 18264492 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16564 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Cont O-470-S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Glen Canyon, UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | St George, UT (SGU) |
| Farmington, NM (FMN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE 10388 FT HIGH NAVAHO MOUNTAIN AT ABOUT THE 9800 FT LEVEL. REPORTEDLY THERE WAS NO MOON THAT EVENING. THE PLT HAD DEPARTED HAYWARD, CA AT 1351 MDT & WAS ENROUTE TO FARMINGTON, NM. THE ACFT CRASHED AT 2027 MDT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE 67 YR OLD PILOT WAS SAID TO BE OVERWEIGHT, A HEAVY SMOKER, WAS UNDER GREAT PRESSURE, EASILY BECAME UPSET & HAD NEVER FLOWN THIS ROUTE BEFORE. THE FORMER WWII BOMBER PLT ALSO HAD LIMITED NIGHT & INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE. THE PLT SEEMED CONFUSED DURING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. THERE WERE SCATTERED & ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41028
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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