# Accident 20230311001779A: Airgyro Aviation LLC TAURUS, Strawberry, UT, March 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2023, 11:16 local time
- Place: Strawberry, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1700° N, 111.1300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1700&lon=-111.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N553AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N553AT-2023-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airgyro TAURUS (registry code 05636TV, https://openairdocs.org/model/airgyro-taurus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRGYRO AVIATION LLC TAURUS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 60 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230311001779A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED ON A SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT FROM KPVU WITH INTENT TO FLY TO STAWBERRY RESIVOUR, THEN KHCR FOR TOUCH AND GOES THEN RETURN TO KPVU. WHILE IN THE STRAWBERRY RESOVOIR AREA, THE PILOT DID A LOW PASS OVER THE FROZEN AND ICE COVERED LAKE AND LOST AWARENESS OF HEIGHT AND ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT WHEEL TO STIKE THE GROUND/SNOW CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP. THE PILOT AND PASSGENER SUSTAINED MIONR INJURIES.

## 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 WPR23LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA126), Mar 11, 2023: Trendak Taurus (N553AT), Strawberry Reservoir, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the snow-covered lake while flying at a low altitude.

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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