# Accident 20080530836179A: Cessna 172R, May 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OW6A
- Location: 38.1044° N, 109.8631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1044&lon=-109.8631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N389ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389ES-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 737 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080530836179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 30, 2008, APPROXIMATELY 10:30 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N389ES, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING REMOTE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING ABOUT 32 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTICELLO, UTAH. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS SOLE PASSENGER WERE KILLED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO REDTAIL AVIATION OF PRICE, UTAH AND OPERATED UNDER ARROW WEST AVIATION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE SIGHTSEEING TOUR FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION (CFR) PART 135, AND A COMPANY FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND ACTIVATED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED THE CANYONLANDS AIRPORT (CNY), WHICH IS LOCATED IN MOAB, UTAH, ABOUT 0815.

## 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 SEA08FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA146), May 30, 2008: Cessna 172R (N389ES), Monticello, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with mountainous terrain for undetermined reasons. *This report was modified on December 10, 2009.

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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