# Accident 19990925027909A: Cessna 172, Panguitch, UT, September 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1999, 17:15 local time
- Place: Panguitch, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8599° N, 112.3392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8599&lon=-112.3392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9103B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9103B-2000-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925027909A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1999, AT 1715 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, IMPACT AND POSTIMPACT FIRE DESTROYED A CESSNA 172, N9103B, WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENCOUNTERING HEAVY DOWNDRAFTS FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM PANGUITCH, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HER TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO CEDAR CITY, UTAH.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PANGUITCH. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHE WAS DOING A CIRCULAR CLIMB TO GET OVER TERRAIN AND A DOWNDRAFT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A DESCENT.  SHE SAID SHE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD BUT, DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK AND BROKE OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER CAUGHT FIRE.    (-23)AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PANGUITCH (U55), UTAH FOR BEAVER (U52), UTAH.  APPROXIMATELY 16 MILES NORHTWESR OF PANGUITCH THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED HEAVY DOWNDRAFTS.  THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INVERTED AND CAUGHT FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ESCAPED W ITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 DEN99LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA170), Sep 25, 1999: Cessna 172 (N9103B), Panguitch, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: Inadequate preflight planning and preparation by the pilot in command. Factors were high velocity gusty winds, high-density altitude, and unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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