Cessna 205 N4807U
20 May 1990 · Bluff, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 May 1990 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna 205 registered N4807U was involved in an accident near Bluff, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bluff, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.1401, -109.5201
- Aircraft
- Cessna 205
- Registration
- N4807U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Bullfrog
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN90LA110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY SELECT AND SURVEY HIS LANDING SITE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT LANDED AT WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS AN UNCHARTED, UNATTENDED DIRT AIRSTRIP. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF ATTEMPT, THE ACFT STRUCK AN OBSTRUCTION ON THE TAKEOFF SURFACE WHEREUPON THE PLT LOST CONTROL AND THE ACFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE TAKEOFF AREA INTO TREES. THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PLT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, NEITHER ACFT DEFICIENCIES OR WX WERE A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. THE ACFT WRECKAGE AND THE PLT WERE FOUND THE FOLLOWING MORNING BY CIVIL AIR PATROL ACFT SEARCHING DUE TO IMPACT FORCE ACTIVATION OF THE ACCIDENT ACFT ELT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 1990 | Cessna 205 | Jonesburg, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1990 | Cessna 205A | Piqua, Ohio, United States | Cotterman, Carl J. | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1990 | Cessna 205 | Medford, Oklahoma, United States | Deterding, James L. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1989 | Cessna 205 | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1991 | Cessna 205 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | Clifford J. Heaverne | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Jan 1992 | Cessna 205A | Spring, Texas, United States | Owens, Grady | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1990 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Morgan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1990 | Cessna 172XP | Hurricane, Utah, United States | Mark/Lavinia Besolo | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1990 | Piper PA-28-181 | Bountiful, Utah, United States | Stead, Robert T. | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1990 | Cessna 152 | Delta, Utah, United States | Central Utah Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1990 | Luscombe 8F | Morgan, Utah, United States | Douglas H. Harris | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1990 | Cessna 310 | Ogden, Utah, United States | Pierce, TOM | No injuries | - |