# Accident 20100605036219A: Cessna 172H, Farmington, UT, June 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2010, 10:45 local time
- Place: Farmington, UT
- Airport: Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8336° N, 111.8225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8336&lon=-111.8225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3948R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3948R-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 180 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100605036219A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED BTF SKYPARK AIRPORT AIRCRAFT PERFORMING FINE. HEADED UP FARMINGTON CANYON ENGINE STARTED LOSING PERFORMANCE AT APPROX. 50 KNOTS AIRSPEED TRIED TO TURN AROUND AS TERRAIN WAS RAISING FASTER THAN AIRCRAFT COULD PERFORM, DETERMINED DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO COMPLETE THE TURN. CONTINUED STRAIGHT AND STILL LOSING AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE DETERMINED TO PUT A/C DOWN IN THE RAVINE.

## 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 WPR10CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA279), Jun 5, 2010: Cessna 172H (N3948R), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.

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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