ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45462
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| Date: | Thursday 8 August 2002 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20A |
| Owner/operator: | Holm Con |
| Registration: | N1088B |
| MSN: | 1314 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4265 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marysvale, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Richfield, UT (RIF) |
| Colorado City, AZ (AZC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was found on a mountain ridge (elevation 11,814 feet; oriented 330 degrees) approximately 800 feet from a mountain peak (elevation 12,175). Family members said that the pilot commonly flew near the ridge "looking for animals." Two men camping nearby said that the wind was out of the west at 10 to 15 knots, with gusts over 20 knots, at the time of the accident. The density altitude was calculated to be 14,668 feet.
Probable Cause: the pilot's poor in-flight decision to fly so close to the ridge (looking for animals). Contributing factors were the mountainous terrain condition, the downdraft weather conditions in high mountains, and the high density altitude weather condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020816X01404&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 17:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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