# Accident 20180628008729A: Cessna 320D, Fairfield, UT, June 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2018, 10:46 local time
- Place: Fairfield, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2186° N, 111.9297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2186&lon=-111.9297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N320MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320MF-2020-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320D (registry code 2074512, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSI0-470-B (registry code 17029, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsi0-470-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSI0-520-BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180628008729A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 28, 2018 N320MF, A CE-320-D WAS PERFORMING AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WEST OF LAKE MOUNTAIN NEAR FAIRFIELD, UT.  ACCORDING TO RADAR DATA PROVIDED BY TRACON, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT 153 KNOTS IN A HEADING OF 142 DEGREES FOR 61 SECONDS.  AT 16:54:47 ZULU, THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED A LEFT HAND BANK AND OVER THE NEXT NINE SECONDS THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HEADING CHANGE OF 104 DEGREES.  THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED THROUGH THE TURN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT 230 KNOTS IN A HEADING OF 038 DEGREES.

## 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 WPR18FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA186), Jun 28, 2018: Cessna 320 (N320MF), Eagle Mountain, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and the airplane experiencing an aerodynamic stall at too low an altitude to recover.

## Other reports on N320MF (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20071217829259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071217829259A), Dec 17, 2007: Cessna 320D (N320MF), Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) A/c reported to have had a gear up landing at eul on rnwy 12, 12/17/07. 2 p.o.b. no injuries reported. Pilot/pax report indicates that when gear down…
- [Incident 20070110000179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070110000179I), Jan 10, 2007: Cessna 320D (N320MF), Boise, ID, Minor damage. (-23) The aircraft departed the caldwell, ID airport (eul) and during landing gear retraction the pilot heard a loud "bang." He lowered the landing gear and…

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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