# Accident 20030101000099A: Zinair CH2000, Milford, UT, January 1, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2003, 22:00 local time
- Place: Milford, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2833° N, 112.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2833&lon=-112.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8500R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8500R-2006-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 (registry code 0033001, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-development-ch-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZINAIR CH2000
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030101000099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED CEDAR CITY, UT (CDC) UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AND FLEW THE VOR DIRECT TOWARD DELTA, UT (DTA). THEY CLIMBED TO 8500', WEATHER WAS HIGH CIRRUS, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, AND ZERO DEGREES. THEY MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN TO SEE THE LIGHTS OF THE TOWN OF MINERSVILLE, UT WHEN THEY IMPACTED THE MOUNTAIN.

## 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 DEN03LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA027), Jan 2, 2003: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. CH2000 (N8500R), Milford, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: the inadequate altitude chosen by the flight instructor, resulting in inadequate clearance and subsequent collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the instructor's failure to…

## Other reports on N8500R (1)

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

- [Incident 20020714015559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020714015559I), Jul 14, 2002: Zinair CH2000 (N8500R), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. (-23) On July 14, 2002, Mr. Phillip white was giving dual instruction to Mr. Rodriguez in a CH-2000, N8500R. During takeoff from the Salt Lake City…

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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