# Accident 20210529004179A: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Eden, UT, May 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2021, 10:00 local time
- Place: Eden, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3613° N, 111.7596° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3613&lon=-111.7596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1727T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1727T-2021-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 311 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210529004179A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 29, 2021, AIRCRAFT N1727T A CESSNA 172S, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DEPARTED OGDEN HINKLEY AIRPORT (OGD) AT 9:40 AM FOR A DISCOVERY FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PILOTED BY PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (CERTIFICATE #^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WITH A CURRENT 1ST CLASS MEDICAL DATED 08/12/2019), WITH ONE PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF, WEATHER WAS REPORTED TO HAVE WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 230 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, 10 MILES OF VISIBILITY WITH AN OVERCAST LAYER OF CLOUDS 5,000 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.

THE FLIGHT PATH TOOK THEM TO THE NORTHEAST TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND UP A NARROW VALLEY LAYING IN A NNE DIRECTION WITH THE TOP AT 8,600 FEET.  AT 9:53 AM, WEATHER AT EDEN, UTAH, LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN SEVEN MILES AWAY REPORTED TO HAVE A TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEGREE, WINDS COMING FROM VARIABLE DIRECTIONS AT 5 MPH WITH NO GUSTS, AND SKY CONDITIONS FAIR.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT 10:00 AM.  THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS STRUCK TWO TREES WITH AN APPROXIMATE 40 DEGREE LEFT BANK ANGLE IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WHEN AFTER STRIKING THE BASE OF LARGE ASPEN TREES (N41.361298 -W111.759616) STRAIGHT ON, AND ABOUT 50 FEET AFTER HITTING THE TREES WITH THE WINGS WITH A HEADING OF 355 DEGREES.  THE TREE STRIKES COMPROMISED THE FUEL CELLS SPREADING FUEL OVER THE SCENE, AND RESULTING IN A FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BURNED LEAVING ONLY THE LEFT WING AND ENGINE WITH A PARTIAL FIREWALL.

FIRST RESPONDER REPORTED FINDING THE PILOT WALKING AROUND DOWN BY THE CREEK.

WHEN MEETING UP WITH HIM, THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD A DOWN DRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY AIRLIFTER TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE PASSED AWAY THAT EVENING.

## 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 WPR21FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA211), May 29, 2021: Textron 172S (N1727T), Eden, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper aeronautical decision-making, which led to an encounter with a downdraft at a low altitude in mountainous terrain and resulted in the instructor’s loss of airplane…

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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