# Accident 20161212021289A: Quest QA-KODIAK, Moab, UT, December 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2016, 05:37 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Airport: Canyonlands
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OW6A
- Location: 38.7531° N, 109.7528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7531&lon=-109.7528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N772RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N772RT-2018-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Quest KODIAK 100 (registry code 7320001, https://openairdocs.org/model/quest-kodiak-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 series (registry code 52250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-34-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: QUEST QA-KODIAK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,635 total, 242 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161212021289A

## Narrative

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

AT 0522 AM (MST) THE PILOT PULLED AIRCRAFT N772RT OUT OF RED TAIL AVIATION?S HANGAR AT CANYONLANDS FIELD AIRPORT (KCNY). AT 0531 N772RT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 21.  AT 0534 RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON. AT 0536 THE PILOT CONTACTED ATC ?CANYONLANDS TRAFFIC, KODIAK 772RT TAKING OFF TWO ONE, RIGHT TURN OUT TO THE NORTHWEST.?  VIDEO FOOTAGE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 TOWARD THE WEST BANKING TO HEAD NORTH WEST TOWARD THE INTENDED DESTINATION, PRICE, UT (KPUC).  AT 0537 THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO BANK RIGHT IN THE CLIMB OUT FAILING TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE IN THE TURN DESCENDING INTO THE HIGH TENSION POWER LINES AND IMPACTING THE GROUND.  THE PILOT WAS KILLED AND WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF AND WHEN NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR17FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA035), Dec 12, 2016: Quest Kodiak 100 (N772RT), Moab, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control shortly after takeoff due to spatial disorientation.

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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