# Accident 20080612834209A: Cessna 172S, Beaver, UT, June 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2008, 17:00 local time
- Place: Beaver, UT
- Airport: Beaver Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2306° N, 112.6753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2306&lon=-112.6753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N233GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233GW-2008-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 17 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080612834209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT PILOT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED LANDING AIRCRAFT BEFORE SELECTING RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE.  PILOT OF LANDING AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 1642 MDT, APPROXIMATELY PRIOR TO N233GW'S DEPARTURE.  LANDING AIRCRAFT PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT TAILWIND AT THE TIME HE LANDED BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PERFORMANCE ISSUES.  WIND WAS SHOWN AT 1653 MDT TO BE 010 AT 12 KTS.  WIND WAS SHOWN AT 1708 MDT TO BE 310 DEGREES AT 10 KTS GUSING TO 22KTS.  THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT WIND CHANGE OF 60 DEGREES DURING THIS TIME FRAME.  DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7370' (TEMP WAS 66 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT).  AIRCRAFT WAS NOT OVERGROSS WEIGHT.  PILOT STATED THAT AT ABOUT 100' AGL THAT HE NOTICED POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND NO CLIMB PERFORMANCE FOLLOWED BY A FAST SINK RATE.  PILOT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO LOWER THE NOSE TO PREVENT TO STALL.  THE TERRAIN AT U52 OFF OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 13 IS UPSLOPING AT APPROXIMATELY .3 PERCENT.  THERE WAS AN ABOVE GROUND SPRINKLER LINE IN THE FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN THAT IT APPEARS THE PILOT MANUVERED TO AVOID.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND THE TURNED APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT BEFORE SETTLING TO A STOP.

## 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 LAX08LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA179), Jun 12, 2008: Cessna 172S (N233GW), Beaver, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during the initial climb as a result of his inadequate preflight planning and improper use of the mixture control. Contributing to the…

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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