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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Zenair CH 2000 · Nephi, UT · August 30, 2012

Date
August 30, 2012 · 16:15 local
Place
Nephi, UT
Airport
Nephi Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N651AM
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12FA378
Reported as
Zenair CH2000
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

After one hour of flight to meet the insurance requirements five hour minimum, the pilots departed in the Nephi Municipal Airport in heavy rain and gusty winds. The aircraft was unable to outperform the weather resulting in slow speed and a stall spin accident.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT TO MEET THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FIVE HOUR MINIMUM, THE PILOTS DEPARTED IN THE NEPHI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO OUTPERFORM THE WEATHER RESULTING IN SLOW SPEED AND A STALL SPIN ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.