Cessna 182P accident near Snowville, Utah, November 19, 1984
On November 19, 1984, a Cessna 182P, registered N21037, was destroyed in an accident near Snowville, Utah. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 19, 1984
- Place
- Snowville, Utah · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182P · all 182Ps on the register
- Registration
- N21037 · registry record · serial 3978
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING AN OFF ARPT FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED IN CRUISE FLT. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLEDAND EXAMINED ON 12/3/84. THE #3 AND #4 PISTON RODS WERE SEPARATED FROM THEIR CRANCKSHAFT JOURNALS. MOST OF THE ROD BEARINGS WERE WORN. THE ACFT HAD BEEN OPERATING IN AN ENVIROMENT WITH COLD WINTERS. THE ENGINE OPERATIONS MANUAL STATES THAT SAE 30 WEIGHT OIL OR 10W-30 ARE RECOMMENDED FOR OPERATIONS IN TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES F. THE ENGINE HAD 40 WEIGHT OIL PUT IN AT THE LAST SEVERAL SERVICINGS. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 40 DEGREES THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,000 hours in all; 2,056 in this make and model; 300 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,978 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 2, 1984; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,978 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental O-470-R (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SLC Salt Lake City UT
- Destination: SUN Hailey ID
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 4,000 ft; not recorded at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 36°F (2°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.