# Accident 20110601009749A: Cessna 172R, Wendover, UT, June 1, 2011 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 1, 2011, 14:33 local time - Place: Wendover, UT - Airport: Wendover, Ut - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Other, Specify - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.7233° N, 114.0406° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7233&lon=-114.0406&mi=10 - Aircraft: N475ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N475ER-2012-02-02) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R - Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER - People aboard: 4 - Fatal injuries: 4 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 175 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA242) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110601009749A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JUNE 1, 2011 AT 1433 MDT, N475ER, A CESSNA 172R, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A GO-AROUND AFTER A LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 26 AT WENDOVER, UT (ENV). THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 160@25G30. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ST. GEORGE, UT (DXZ) SHORTLY AFTER 1200 MDT AND ENDED IN WENDOVER, UT (ENV) AT 1433 MDT. WITNESSES AT THE WENDOVER AIRPORT REPORTED HEARING THE PILOT STATE OVER THE RADIO THAT HE WAS LANDING RUNWAY 26 AND THAT HE WOULD NEED FUEL. THEY ALSO STATED THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE AIRCRAFT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING SO ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 150-200 FEET, IT TURNED TO THE RIGHT, PITCHED DOWN, AND DESCENDED VERTICALLY TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE PLANNED DESTINATION FOR THE FLIGHT WAS UNCLEAR DURING THE INVESTIGATION DUE TO CONFLICTING INFORMATION. IT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVO, UT (PVU) OR WENDOVER, UT (ENV). THE PILOT REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AFTER BECOMING DISORIENTED AND WAS LOCATED 25 MILES SOUTH OF WENDOVER, UT IN A RESTRICTED AREA SO WAS DIRECTED TO WENDOVER, UT. ## 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 WPR11FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA242), Jun 1, 2011: Cessna 172R (N475ER), Wendover, UT, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during the downwind turn resulting in an aerodynamic stall, in-flight loss of control, and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate… ## Other reports on N475ER (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19991120041289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120041289A), Nov 20, 1999: Cessna 172R (N475ER), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (.4) The pilot stated that during landing touchdown the aircraft bounced and she applied engine power to level off. The aircraft ballooned, touched down on 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.