# Accident 20130627011799A: Cessna 172M, Birdseye, UT, June 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2013, 10:15 local time
- Place: Birdseye, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9072° N, 111.5497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9072&lon=-111.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4459R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4459R-2015-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130627011799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED AN ON-BOARD SMOKE/FIRE AND INITIATED A FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY 89.  DURING THE FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED POWER LINES, RESULTING IN AN IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR13FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA294), Jun 27, 2013: Cessna 172 (N4459R), Birdseye, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ***This report was modified on August 18, 2015. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** The operator's improper installation of a supplemental electrical power supply,…

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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