# Accident 20130119000289A: Cessna 140, Boulder, UT, January 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2013, 15:01 local time
- Place: Boulder, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8283° N, 111.4111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8283&lon=-111.4111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2341N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130119000289A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 20, 2013, THE LOCAL PILOT AND FRIEND WERE MANEUVERING THE CESSNA 140, N2341N, OVER THE CALF CREEK WATERFALLS IN THE VALLEY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.  THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OVER UT HWY 12 ,78.2 MILE MARKER, AT SADDLE RIDGELINE, THE LOCATION OF A SET OF WELL-KNOWN AND VISIBLE HIGH POWER LINES RANGING FROM 80-95 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT INTERSECTED THE POWER LINES WITH AN ANGLE OF ABOUT 30 DEGREES, IN A LEFT TURN WITH A BANK ANGLE OF APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE WIRES AT MID-WING.  THE WING WAS TORN FROM THE FUSELAGE AND LANDED IN THE ROAD.  THE LOSS OF THE WING RESULTED IN A RIGHT ROLL THAT WRAPPING AROUND THE WIRES AND SEVERING THE TAIL SECTION.  AIRCRAFT DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED OVER A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS.  EXCEPT FOR THE RIGHT WING, THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDED A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS DOWN THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE.

## 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 WPR13FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA095), Jan 19, 2013: Cessna 140 (N2341N), Boulder, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to maneuver at a low altitude and failure to adequately monitor the environment to maintain clearance from power lines.

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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