# Accident 20100630037529A: Cessna 175, Huntsville, UT, June 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2010, 11:52 local time
- Place: Huntsville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3969° N, 111.6853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3969&lon=-111.6853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9247B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9247B-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GO-300 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,135 total, 35 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100630037529A

## Narrative

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

FLYING NE OVER HUNTSVILLE, UT FOLLOWING A CANYON VALLEY TOWARDS BEAR LAKE STILL IN CLIMB FOLLOWING THE NW SIDE OF VALLEY, AT APPROX 3 MILES FROM CREST THE AIRCRAFT THE RATE OF CLIMB SLOWED THEN REVERSED. THE PILOT REACTED BY SHIFTING TRAVEL TO OTHER SIDE OF VALLEY WHICH CAUSED THE DESCENT TO INCREASE. AT THIS POINT PILOT DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE UPSLOPE OF THE VALLEY ANTICIPATING HAVING TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING. AS THE ACFT MADE INITIAL CONTACT WITH TERRAIN IT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 WPR10CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA320), Jun 30, 2010: Cessna 175 (N9247B), Huntsville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain during climb.

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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