# Accident 20140503005419A: 177mf LLC PITTS MODEL 12, Bluffdale, UT, May 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2014, 18:43 local time
- Place: Bluffdale, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4733° N, 111.9444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4733&lon=-111.9444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177MF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N177MF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: 177mf PITTS MODEL 12 (registry code 05629EZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/177mf-pitts-model-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Vedeneyev M14P (registry code 63601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: 177MF LLC PITTS MODEL 12
- Reported engine: VENDENYEV M14P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,865 total, 8 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140503005419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INITIATED DESCENT WITH NO POWER CHANGE BUT TRIMMED THE AIRCRAFT FOR 100 FEET PER MINUTE DESCENT,  WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE WHICH ONLY RAN FOR 2 OR 3 SECONDS AND QUIT AGAIN. AT THAT POINT HE TURNED TOWARDS AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD. ANOTHER TURN TO AVOID POWER LINES AND LINE UP FOR FINAL APPROACH TOWARDS A RIDGE. THE FLARE POPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE RIDGE AND LANDED FOLLOWED BY IMMEDIATE FLIP OVER ONTO THE AIRCRAFTS BACK. THE PILOT SMELLED FUEL AND EXTRACTED HIMSELF AND HIS WIFE TO A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. FSS WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE TO REPORT ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR14LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA185), May 4, 2014: 177mf Pitts Model 12 (N177MF), Bluffdale, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because of insufficient evidence.

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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