Cessna A185E N185JF

Summary

On 4 June 2006 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna A185E registered N185JF was involved in an accident near Park Valley, Utah, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 June 2006 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Park Valley, Utah, United States

Coordinates

41.7393, -113.4406

Aircraft

Cessna A185E

Registration

N185JF

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jackpot → Brigham City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA06LA110

Nobody was injured.

Incapacitation of the pilot secondary to a myocardial infarction. A ditch was a contributing factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported to his wife, who was seated in the co-pilot's seat, that he was experiencing heartburn and not feeling well and stated that he was going to land on a nearby state highway. The pilot's wife reported that the landing was "smooth" however, shortly after landing the airplane veered off the highway and came to rest in a ditch adjacent to the highway. The passengers reported that the pilot was unresponsive during the landing rollout. Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel reported that the pilot was unresponsive when they arrived at the scene of the accident. The pilot was transported to the hospital; however, he did not recover from his medical condition. A postmortem examination of the pilot revealed that the pilot's cause of death was attributed to occlusive coronary artery disease.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.