What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 9, 2009, about 1400 mountain standard time, a Beech 35-33 airplane, N316Z was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a reported loss of engine power near Lehi, Utah. The airplane was operated by the pilot who was the sole occupant of the airplane, was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the cross-country flight. The flight originated from the st. george airport, st. george, Utah, at 120 with an intended destination of south valley regional airport (U42), west jordan, Utah. Witnesses located at a fixed base operator at U42 reported that while monitoring the common traffic advisory frequency, 122.7 megahertz, they overheard a mayday radio transmission. The witnesses stated that the pilot reported "mayday mayday, I'm at the point of the mountain, 5,100 feet, my engine just quit." No further radio transmissions were received from the pilot. Witnesses located near the accident site reported observing the airplane on a westerly heading near interstate 15 and suddenly banking to the right to a northerly heading before descending into terrain. The airplane came to rest upright in a grassy snow covered area between interstate 15 and a highway off ramp. The left wing was bent upwards about 45 degrees about mid span. The fuselage was buckled aft of the cabin.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 9, 2009, ABOUT 1400 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH 35-33 AIRPLANE, N316Z WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR LEHI, UTAH. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE ST. GEORGE AIRPORT, ST. GEORGE, UTAH, AT 120 WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (U42), WEST JORDAN, UTAH. WITNESSES LOCATED AT A FIXED BASE OPERATOR AT U42 REPORTED THAT WHILE MONITORING THE COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY, 122.7 MEGAHERTZ, THEY OVERHEARD A MAYDAY RADIO TRANSMISSION. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT REPORTED "MAYDAY MAYDAY, I'M AT THE POINT OF THE MOUNTAIN, 5,100 FEET, MY ENGINE JUST QUIT." NO FURTHER RADIO TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE PILOT. WITNESSES LOCATED NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED OBSERVING THE AIRPLANE ON A WESTERLY HEADING NEAR INTERSTATE 15 AND SUDDENLY BANKING TO THE RIGHT TO A NORTHERLY HEADING BEFORE DESCENDING INTO TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A GRASSY SNOW COVERED AREA BETWEEN INTERSTATE 15 AND A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP. THE LEFT WING WAS BENT UPWARDS ABOUT 45 DEGREES ABOUT MID SPAN. THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AFT OF THE CABIN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.