# Accident 20050118000459A: Propjt 200D, Hatch, UT, January 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2005, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hatch, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5858° N, 112.4333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5858&lon=-112.4333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49J-2009-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 200D (registry code 0140312, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROPJT 200D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total, 155 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050118000459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 18, 2005 AT 1700 MST, A AERO COMMANDER (MEYERS) 200D, S/N 352, N49J, IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN 5 MILES SOUTH OF HATCH UT. THE AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND TWO PASSENGERS, CRASHED WHILE OVERFLYING THE CHEROKEE SPRINGS GOLF RESORT, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA^ IT IS REPORTED THE PASSENGERS WERE PROSPECTIVE BUYERS OF LAND IN THE AREA. THE PILOT AND THE RH FRONT SEAT PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^        WERE KILLED, THE PASSENGER IN THE RH REAR SEAT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                 WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE, AS REPORTED BY A WITNESS ON THE GROUNDS OF THE GOLF COURSE, WAS FLYING OVER HEAD LOW AND SLOW, NORTH BOUND, AS IT GOT TO THE END OF THE PROPERTY, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A RH TURN, TO THE EAST, THATS WHEN HE LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE REPORTED HEARING A COUGH IN THE ENGINE SOUND AND THEN A LOUDER BANG TYPE NOISE, HE STATED HE THOUGHT THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE CRASHED, AND WENT TO INVESTIGATE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING OR JUST AFTER THE RH TURN EAST. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED AT APPROX. A 30 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ANGLE, ON FLAT SNOW COVERED GROUND, SHEARING OFF A SMALL TREE, AND SKIDDING 82 FEET,                                                      COMING TO REST, UPRIGHT, FACING NE.

## 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 SEA05FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA037), Jan 18, 2005: Aero Commander AC200D (Meyers) (N49J), Hatch, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Inadequate airspeed, the pilot's diverted attention, and low altitude flight were factors.

## Other reports on N49J (1)

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

- [Accident 19990313045159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990313045159A), Mar 13, 1999: N49J, Eleleth, MN, No damage. (-23) A/c was returning from a local flight and over the airport when the engine lost power. An emergency landing was accomplished on the runway gear-up to…

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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