20081008848919A

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 8TH, 2008 IN LOS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, AND EMPLOYED THE SERVICES OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (CFI) TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO SALT LAKE CITY WHILE GIVING INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE OWNER. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NM AT APPROXIMATELY 1500, THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD A PLANNED FUEL STOP IN MOAB, UT WHICH THEY ELECTED TO PASS UP AND CONTINUE TO THEIR DESTINATION BECAUSE THEY FELT IT WOULD GET DARK ON THEM BEFORE THEY GOT TO SALT LAKE CITY. AT 4.4 HOURS IN TO THE FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 7:30 PM THEY ELECTED TO DO A TOUCH AND GO LANDING IN NEPHI, UT TO GET A FEEL FOR THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING BEFORE THEY LANDED IN SALT LAKE CITY. THEY DEPARTED NEPHI AIRPORT TOWARDS SALT LAKE CITY THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING AT APPROXIMATELY 7,500 FEET THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT, THE STUDENT RETURNED CONTROL TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AFTER SWITCHING THE FUEL TANK FROM THE RIGHT TO THE LEFT TANK. THE PILOT IN COMMAND EXECUTED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WITH NO RESTART, THE STUDENT THEN RADIOED A MAYDAY AND BRACED FOR IMPACT. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN PICKED A LANDING SPOT THAT APPEARED TO BE A ROAD BUT BECAUSE OF THE LOW LIGHT, TURNED OUT TO BE A CANAL WITH RAILROAD TRACKS IN IT, HE THEN PICKED AN ORCHARD, AND LINED UP ON THE TOPS OF THE TREES AND CRASHED INTO THE ORCHARD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP IN 146 FEET RESTING ON THE NOSE AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND THE BROKEN REMAINS OF CHERRY TREES, WHERE THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND DIALED 911 ON THERE CELL PHONE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.