GLEN CANYON, UT, USA
N1939M
CESSNA 182P
THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE 10388 FT HIGH NAVAHO MOUNTAIN AT ABOUT THE 9800 FT LEVEL. REPORTEDLY THERE WAS NO MOON THAT EVENING. THE PLT HAD DEPARTED HAYWARD, CA AT 1351 MDT & WAS ENROUTE TO FARMINGTON, NM. THE ACFT CRASHED AT 2027 MDT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE 67 YR OLD PILOT WAS SAID TO BE OVERWEIGHT, A HEAVY SMOKER, WAS UNDER GREAT PRESSURE, EASILY BECAME UPSET & HAD NEVER FLOWN THIS ROUTE BEFORE. THE FORMER WWII BOMBER PLT ALSO HAD LIMITED NIGHT & INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE. THE PLT SEEMED CONFUSED DURING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. THERE WERE SCATTERED & ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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