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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Moab, UT · June 18, 2014

Date: June 18, 2014 · 08:00 local
Place: Moab, UT
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7043M
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14FA252
Reported as: Cessna 175
Reported engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport

N7043MRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2018 · Cessna 175S/N 55343 · Built 1958 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelFranklin 6A&6V335 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Winds at canyonlands airport (cny) approximately 30 NM to the northwest of the accident at an elevation of 4,557 feet MSL reported winds at 270 at 9 KTS gusting to 17 KTS.

Pilot was climbing (approximately 9,900 MSL) near the aircrafts service ceiling with a density altitude of approximate 12,300 feet, to cross a mountain pass about 3 miles ahead shown on aeronautical charts to be between 10,000 to 10,500 feet MSL. The aircraft approached the pass on the leeward side of the mountain. The aircraft stalled and entered a the incipient stage of a spin at a low altitude entering the trees at an angle of 80-85 degrees. The aircraft burned on impact.

As the FAA filed it

WINDS AT CANYONLANDS AIRPORT (CNY) APPROXIMATELY 30 NM TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT AT AN ELEVATION OF 4,557 FEET MSL REPORTED WINDS AT 270 AT 9 KTS GUSTING TO 17 KTS.

PILOT WAS CLIMBING (APPROXIMATELY 9,900 MSL) NEAR THE AIRCRAFTS SERVICE CEILING WITH A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATE 12,300 FEET, TO CROSS A MOUNTAIN PASS ABOUT 3 MILES AHEAD SHOWN ON AERONAUTICAL CHARTS TO BE BETWEEN 10,000 TO 10,500 FEET MSL. THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE PASS ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND ENTERED A THE INCIPIENT STAGE OF A SPIN AT A LOW ALTITUDE ENTERING THE TREES AT AN ANGLE OF 80-85 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED ON IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14FA252Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMoab, UTThe pilot’s decision to approach rising mountainous terrain at too low an altitude to clear it and his subsequent attempt to climb, which exceeded the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack and resulted in a stall/spin.Jun 18, 2014 · Destroyed