Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 N5447E

30 January 1982 · Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 January 1982 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5447E, operated by Donald Valestin, was involved in an accident near Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 16:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
Bryce Canyon
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N5447E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Donald Valestin
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Phoenix → Ogden
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN82DA026

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER ARRIVING FROM A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT LANDED ON AN ICY RUNWAY WITH CALM WIND CONDITIONS. DURING GROUND ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SLIDING TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WHEEL HIT SNOW AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE, BUT THE PLANE CONTINUED LEFT INTO A SNOWBANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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