# Accident 20130911018639A: Cessna M337B, Spanish Fork, UT, September 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2013, 13:25 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1132° N, 111.6431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spanish Fork, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1132&lon=-111.6431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87653-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna M337B (registry code 2075708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-m337b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-D (registry code 17149, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA M337B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360-D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130911018639A

## Narrative

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

RECEIVED CALL AT 1325 FROM UTAH COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. ABOUT A PLANE CRASH A FEW MILES FROM THE SPANISH FORK UT AIRPORT (U77). 45 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FRONT ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE. PILOT HEADED BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND COULD NOT GET THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. HE THAN DECIDED TO LAND IN A CORN FIELD INSTEAD OF THE AIRPORT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PAX'S. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, CAMERA'S AND ANTENNA'S FOR SPECIAL SURVEILLANCE MISSIONS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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