# Accident 20120529010779A: Cirrus Design Corp SR20, Duck Creek Vill, UT, May 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2012, 15:00 local time
- Place: Duck Creek Vill, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4350° N, 112.7650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4350&lon=-112.7650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N187PG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187PG-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR20 (registry code 2130000, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-ES (registry code 17160, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-es) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-ES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,981 total, 43 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120529010779A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED MESQUITE, NV (67L), ENROUTE TO BRYCE CANYON (BCE) AND CRASHED ALONG A NEAR DIRECT PATH BETWEEN THE TWO AIRPORTS. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN RISING TERRAIN, AND STRUCK TREES AND BRUSH, STOPPING IN AN INVERTED POSITION 90 DEGREES COUNTER-CLOCK-WISE TO THE ENERGY PATH.

## 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 WPR12FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12FA235), May 29, 2012: Cirrus SR20 (N187PG), Duck Creek Village, UT, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and airplane control while maneuvering a heavily loaded airplane over high mountainous terrain in a high density altitude environment. Contributing…

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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