# Accident 20130202002269A: Cessna 175B, Wellsville, UT, February 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2013, 13:50 local time
- Place: Wellsville, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7911° N, 111.8514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7911&lon=-111.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8125T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8125T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175B (registry code 2072506, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 53 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130202002269A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED DURING CLIMB TO 8500 FT. MSL OVER WELLSVILLE AREA THE ENGINE QUIT. UNABLE TO GET TO LOGAN AIRPORT, AFTER COMPLETING EMERGENCY CHECKLIST HE ELECTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. AS THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED IN TO THE DEEP SNOW AND SLOWED IT TIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE PASSENGERS.

## 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 WPR13LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA108), Feb 2, 2013: Cessna 175B (N8125T), Wellsville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to carburetor ice.

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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