# Accident 19980516009559A: AS+ AC 4, Cedar Fort, UT, May 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1998, 14:15 local time
- Place: Cedar Fort, UT
- Airport: Cedar Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3304° N, 112.1102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3304&lon=-112.1102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N158R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N158R-1998-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AS+ AC 4 (registry code 05628R1, https://openairdocs.org/model/as-plus-ac-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 5 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516009559A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON DOWN WIND IN THE LANDING PATTERN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ENTER A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE AND IMPACT THE GROUND. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEARSKIES AND CALM WINDS. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT PROVIDED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE PILOT HAD ACCUMLATED 5 HOURS EXPERIENCE IN AIRCRAFT MAKE AND MODEL. (-23) ON TURNING TO BASE, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS AND HE LOST CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW98LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA223), May 16, 1998: AS+ AC-4 (N158R), Cedar Fort, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor was lack of experience in make and model.

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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