# Accident 19960921029079A: Cessna T207A, Saint George, UT, September 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1996, 19:39 local time
- Place: Saint George, UT
- Airport: Saint George Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SCIA
- Location: 36.8994° N, 113.9402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8994&lon=-113.9402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6468H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6468H-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T207A (registry code 2073614, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T207A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 7 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921029079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A MOUNTAIN IN FLIGHT. (.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING POSITIONED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT AT NIGHT AND WAS NOT REFUELED BEFORE THE FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT WAS OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED TO LOW FUEL STATUS.  ABOUT 13 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT, OF WHICH ONLY 1/2 GALLON WAS FOUND IN THE SELECTED FUEL TANK.  DURING THE CRUISE DESCENT THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TOP OF A 4,300-FOOT BLUFF LOCATED TO HIS FRONT AND RIGHT AND PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTED FROM VIEW BY THE ENGINE COWLING.  THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 13 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE AIRPORT.  THE ELEVATION OF THE AIRPORT WAS 2,938 FEET MSL.  THE 23,000 HOUR PILOT HAD LOGGED A TOTAL OF 7 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL, OF WHICH ONLY 2.6 HOURS WERE IN THE PAST 90 DAYS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX96FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA339), Sep 21, 1996: Cessna T207A (N6468H), Littlefield, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain during descent for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the dark night and mountainous terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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