# Accident 20140618008319A: Cessna 175, Moab, UT, June 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2014, 08:00 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4178° N, 109.2394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4178&lon=-109.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7043M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7043M-2018-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A&6V335 series (registry code 27020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a-6v335-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A&6V335 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140618008319A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA252), Jun 18, 2014: Cessna 175 (N7043M), Moab, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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