Amateur-built D11S accident near Bountiful, Utah, August 15, 1983
On August 15, 1983 at about 4:00 am local time, a amateur-built D11S, registered N722E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bountiful, Utah (Salt Lake Skypark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 15, 1983 · about 4:00 am local time
- Place
- Bountiful, Utah · Salt Lake Skypark
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built D11S
- Registration
- N722E · no longer on the register · serial 2
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT LANDED AND SAID IT FELT LIKE HE RAN INTO STANDING WATER DURING ROLL-OUT. THE ACFT VEERED LEFT AND WENT THROUGH GRASS, ROCKS AND A DITCH. THE LEFT GEAR WAS PUNCHED UP THROUGH THE WING. THE RIGHT GEAR AND THE FLAPS WERE ALSO DAMAGED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 352 hours in all; 99 in this make and model; 56 in the last 90 days; 327 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 605 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 11, 1982
- Maximum gross weight: 1,475 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming O-290-D2 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: CDC Cedar City UT at 2:00 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 34, 4,700 ft by 200 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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