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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Brewster Donald E LONGEZ · Kanab, UT · September 3, 2011

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Date: September 3, 2011 · 14:00 local
Place: Kanab, UT
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9DZ
Reported as: Brewster Donald E Longez
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total

N9DZRegistration cancelled Nov 4, 2011 · Brewster Donald E LONGEZS/N 863 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBrewster Donald E LONGEZ Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted Was flying in a flight of 3 from bryce canyon airport to Kanab airport. The radar trac shows him in straight and level flight until about 8 miles from the Kanab airport when he made a right desending 270 degree turn and struck a tree. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. The other two pilots didnt hear anything from don. But he didn't show up after they landed.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING IN A FLIGHT OF 3 FROM BRYCE CANYON AIRPORT TO KANAB AIRPORT. THE RADAR TRAC SHOWS HIM IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT UNTIL ABOUT 8 MILES FROM THE KANAB AIRPORT WHEN HE MADE A RIGHT DESENDING 270 DEGREE TURN AND STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE OTHER TWO PILOTS DIDNT HEAR ANYTHING FROM DON. BUT HE DIDN'T SHOW UP AFTER THEY LANDED.