# Accident 20020315003939A: Cessna 172Q, Fruitland, UT, March 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2002, 18:45 local time
- Place: Fruitland, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1644° N, 110.9922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1644&lon=-110.9922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66076, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66076-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172Q (registry code 2072437, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172Q
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020315003939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FLIGHT FROM ROOSEVELT, UT TO HEBER, UT AT DUSK THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. IN DESCENT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENE AND POSSIBLE STALL SPIN. THE PILOT RECOVERED INTO GLIDE AND MADE FORCED LANDING IN SNOW COVERED MEADOW. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING SNAPPED OFF AND AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR DUG INTO SNOW SLIDING APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET COMING TO REST IN 45 DEGREE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. PILOT SUSTAINED BROKEN RIGHT HAND, INJURED KNEE CAP AND HEAD INJURIES. PASSENGER BROKE A BONE IN FOOT AND SCRAPES ONLY. NO APPARENT FUEL WAS AT SCENE OF ACCIDENT. RECOVERY CREW ONLY FOUND 3 TO 4 GALLONS OF RESIDUAL FUEL IN WINGS WHEN IT WAS PUT ON FLAT BED TRUCK.

## 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 DEN02LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA033), Mar 16, 2002: Cessna 172Q (N66076), Fruitland, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat. Contributing factors included carburetor icing conditions, the unavailability of suitable terrain on which to make a forced landing, and night conditions.

## Other reports on N66076 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20010703020729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010703020729A), Jul 3, 2001: Cessna 172Q (N66076), Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) The student pilot stated that she was returning from a solo cross country trip and was cleared to land on runway 351 at apa. After touchdown, the…
- [Accident 19920318009139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920318009139A), Mar 18, 1992: Cessna 172Q (N66076), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. On preflight noted wing damage from a prior flight. Unable to determine responsible party.
- [Accident 19880918046889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880918046889A), Sep 18, 1988: Cessna 172Q (N66076), Denver, CO, Destroyed. Taxiing toward tiedown area wind gusts blew aircraft over, NTSB determined this was an incident not an accident.

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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