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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Escalante, UT · October 24, 2006

Date: October 24, 2006 · 19:59 local
Place: Escalante, UT
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9179D
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07FA012
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 404 total54 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N9179DRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2009 · Cessna 172MS/N 17266140 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was enroute from mesa, AZ to provo, UT. The aircraft was airborne for 3 hours at an altitude of 10,500 feet under a VFR flight plan when it made a 180 degree turn while in instrument meteorological conditions and disappeared from radar. The aircraft crashed at an elevation of approximately 5350 feet.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM MESA, AZ TO PROVO, UT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE FOR 3 HOURS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 10,500 FEET UNDER A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WHEN IT MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN WHILE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 5350 FEET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA07FA012Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEscalante, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of experience of flying on instruments on a dark night and in rainy weather.Oct 25, 2006 · Destroyed