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Cessna 182H N2466X

19 December 1990 · Thompson, Utah, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 19 December 1990 at about 01:30 local time, a Cessna 182H registered N2466X, operated by Joseph W. Harris, was involved in an accident near Thompson, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 01:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Thompson, Utah, United States
Coordinates
39.1790, -109.4891
Aircraft
Cessna 182H
Registration
N2466X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Joseph W. Harris
Operating rule
Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Vernal → Moab
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
SEA91FA120

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGED DESCENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA 182H DEPARTED VERNAL, UT EN ROUTE TO MOAB, UT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING THAT NIGHT, AND WAS NOT FOUND FOR SIX MONTHS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TOP OF A KNOLL AT HIGH SPEED, IN DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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