# Accident 20060725013889A: Spectr 33, Spanish Fork, UT, July 25, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2006, 16:05 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Springville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1417° N, 111.6614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1417&lon=-111.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N322LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N322LA-2008-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Spectrum Aeronautical 33 (registry code 056199J, https://openairdocs.org/model/spectrum-aeronautical-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Williams FJ33-4A-15 (registry code 66008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj33-4a-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPECTR 33
- Reported engine: WILINT FJ334A15
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,343 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060725013889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 25, 2006, AT 16:06 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SPECTRUM 33, N322LA, S/N 0001 COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF/INITIAL CLIMB FROM RUNWAY 30 AT SPANISH FORK-SPRINGVILLE AIRPORT, SPANISH FORK, UTAH. THE AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY, SPECTRUM AERONATUTICAL, LLC, WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. THE TWO OCCUPANTS, A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND A COMMERCIAL CO-PILOT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 91 LOCAL MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AIRCRAFT STARTED A SLOW RIGHT ROLL, PASSING 90 DEGREES OF RIGHT BANK THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE TWO TEST PILOTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 SEA06FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA146), Jul 25, 2006: Spectrum Aeronautical 33 (N322LA), Spanish Fork, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Incorrect installation by company maintenance personnel of the aft upper torque tube bell crank resulting in roll control that was opposite to that commanded in the cockpit. Contributing factors were…

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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