# Accident 20120517007999A: Marley Thomas Jay KOLB FIRESTAR II, Cedar Fort, UT, May 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2012, 11:48 local time
- Place: Cedar Fort, UT
- Airport: Cedar Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3572° N, 112.0178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3572&lon=-112.0178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9173T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9173T-2020-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Marley Thomas Jay KOLB FIRESTAR II (registry code 05601O8, https://openairdocs.org/model/marley-thomas-jay-kolb-firestar-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503ULDCDI (registry code 55568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503uldcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MARLEY THOMAS JAY KOLB FIRESTAR II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503ULDCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517007999A

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO LAND AT CEDAR VALLEY AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN VERY HIGH WINDS WITH STRONG GUSTS FOR THIS LIGHT AIRCRAFT.HE LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK THE GROUND RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND HIS PERSON.

## 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 WPR12LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA214), May 17, 2012: Marley Kolb Firestar II (N9173T), Cedar Fort, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while on approach for landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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