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Cessna 182P N8488M

29 May 1994 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 May 1994 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 182P registered N8488M, operated by Professional Flight Services, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, 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 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
Salt Lake City (SLC)
Coordinates
40.7795, -111.7308
Aircraft
Cessna 182P
Registration
N8488M
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Professional Flight Services
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA94LA144

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

AN IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHO WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT, AT THE TIME IT WAS DAMAGED.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE LAST PERSON TO RENT AND CHECK-OUT THE AIRPLANE WAS A PRIVATE PILOT, WHO HAD BEEN THE ONLY PERSON KNOWN TO HAVE FLOWN THE AIRPLANE BEFORE THE DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE PRIVATE PILOT DENIES THAT HE DID ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE DAMAGE NOTED WAS TYPICAL OF A HARD AND/OR BOUNCED LANDING. THE ACCIDENT WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE OCCURRED AT ABOUT 1500 MDT ON 5/29/94.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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