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DEN86FA141

1986-05-20 · GLEN CANYON, Utah, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N22796

Make / Model
CESSNA 305A
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19941101
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1FEB4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE IN A DESCENT 20 MILES BEFORE REACHING THE DESTINATION, THE ACFT ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE PLT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING TO A DRY STREAM BED IN ROUGH DESERT TERRAIN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACFT IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPED INTO AN INVERTED POSITION. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED BY AERIAL SEARCH. THE UNINJURED PLT AND SERIOUSLY INJURED PAX WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL IN PAGE, ARIZONA BY GROUND AMBULANCE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_DEN86FA141.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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