Salt Lake City Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Salt Lake City, Utah 84106
Tuesady, July 5, 1983 22:20 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY AFTER A POWER LOSS AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL ON FINAL APPROACH. THE WEATHER WAS VMC WITH THE TEMPERATURE AT 80 DEGREES F AND THE DEWPOINT 42 DEGREES F. THE PILOT HAD STARTED A LET DOWN AT 11,500 FT TO DESCEND 5700FT FOR LANDING. DURING THE DESCENT AT IDLE POWER THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS NOT USED. THE PILOT HAD BEEN ADVANCING THE THROTTLE AT INTERVALS TO 'CLEAR' THE ENGINE. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/5/1983
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 2220
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City SALT LAKE CITY
Event State UTAH
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 84106
Event Date Year 1983
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SALT LAKE CITY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID SLC
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 4227
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2244 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 160
Weather Observation Facility ID SLC
Elevation of weather observation facility 4227
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 30
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 28
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 180
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) 6700
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1177
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 21473
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8935T
NTSB Number DEN83LA160
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182C
Aircraft Series Identifier 182C
Aircraft Serial Number 52835
Certified Max Gross Weight 2650
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Jun 25 1982 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 75
Airframe Hours 3965
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name NUPETCO ASSOCIATES
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2006 SOUTH 9TH EAST
Aircraft Owner City SALT LAKE CITY
Aircraft Owner State UT
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 84105
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code SJC
Departure City SAN JOSE
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1810
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16L
Runway Length 9596
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --