ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237649
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| Date: | Friday 3 July 2020 |
| Time: | 07:22 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | 6929H Aircraft Leasing Inc |
| Registration: | N6929H |
| MSN: | 17265650 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alpine, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | South Valley Regional Airport, UT (U42) |
| South Valley Regional Airport, UT (U42) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and three passengers departed the airport for a daytime personal flight in favorable weather conditions. Radar data indicated the airplane flew on a southbound heading for about 25 minutes, steadily climbing to an altitude of 6,200 feet, before turning to the northeast and flying over a lake. The airplane continued on a north/northeast heading and climbed to an altitude of 8,785 feet over the next 16 minutes. It disappeared off radar 4 minutes later after performing a 270º turn in a canyon.
A witness in the area observed the airplane approach the canyon headed in a northwest direction and noted that he thought the airplane was too low to clear the terrain and depart the canyon. He observed the airplane enter a “tight, right banking turn” in the canyon. The airplane leveled off after turning about 180º, followed by a couple of left and right wing-tip oscillations before it entered a clockwise, corkscrew spin and disappeared from view in a vertical, nose-down attitude. The witness reported that the airplane’s engine was producing the same, constant sound until it started to vertically descend, and the noise started to oscillate.
Examination of the airplane and engine revealed no preimpact mechanical anomalies, and damage to the crankshaft flange and propeller was consistent with the engine producing power at the time of impact.
Additionally, autopsy and toxicology of the pilot did not reveal evidence of physiological impairment or incapacitation.
The radar data, witness statement, and damage to the airplane were all consistent with a loss of control after the pilot exceeded the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering in the canyon.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering in a canyon, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://gephardtdaily.com/top-stories/breaking-at-least-1-dead-in-utah-county-plane-crash/
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/7/3/21312789/four-dead-in-american-fork-plane-crash
https://www.ksl.com/article/46772907/authorities-identify-4-killed-in-american-fork-canyon-plane-crash
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6929H/history/20200703/1247Z/UT13/L%2040.35669%20-111.58177
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hawgwildterry/34292313252/ (photo)
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6929H
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
NTSB is investigating the Friday, July 3, 2020 crash in Alpine, UT involving a Cessna 172. The NTSB is not traveling to the crash scene at this time.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) July 3, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2020 17:59 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Jul-2020 18:48 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2020 20:32 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 03-Jul-2020 21:27 | Geno | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2020 11:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2020 11:10 | Captain Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 04-Jul-2020 11:41 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Jul-2020 12:31 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Nature, Source] |
| 25-Jun-2021 07:38 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2022 22:24 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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