ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41746
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| Date: | Saturday 1 December 1984 |
| Time: | 18:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182H Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Provo Squadron Pilots Club |
| Registration: | N8580S |
| MSN: | 18256680 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Provo, 43 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Provo, UT |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE LEFT SEAT NON-INSTRUMENT PVT PLT WAS BEING CHECKED OUT IN THE FLYING CLUB ACFT BY A COMM PLT. THE ACFT WAS BEING FLOWN OVER UTAH LAKE ON A DARK NIGHT, ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31 AT THE PVU ARPT. WHILE ON FINAL, THE FLYING PLT MANUEVERED THE ACFT FOR SPACING FROM A SECOND ACFT. A WITNESS SAW TWO ACFT OVER THE LAKE. ONE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING TOWARDS THE AIRPORT WHEN IT WENT STRAIGHT DOWN. POST ACCIDENT EXAM REVEALED ACFT CONTACTED THE WATER IN A LEFT WING, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN TO THE NORTHWEST WEST AND SOUTH PROVIDE NO SIGNIFICANT LIGHTING THAT COULD BE USED FOR VISUAL HORIZON REFERENCE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X41752
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-May-2023 08:13 | Nepa | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
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