# Accident 20231027020119A: Cessna T206H, Orangeville, UT, October 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2023, 13:45 local time
- Place: Orangeville, UT
- Airport: Huntington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3214° N, 111.0860° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3214&lon=-111.0860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N915DV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N915DV-2024-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T206H (registry code 2073303, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t206h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T206H
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231027020119A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED VERNAL, UTAH ENROUTE TO CEDAR CITY, UTAH. ACCORDING TO ADS-B DATA, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT ON A CONSTANT HEADING DURING VMC WEATHER WHEN IT IMPACTED A MOUNTAIN RIDGE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS INACCESSIBLE TO INVESTIGATORS DUE TO STEEP TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE EXAMINATION. THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF NTSB INVESTIGATION. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED INSPECTIONS RECORDS WERE CURRENT.

## 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 WPR24FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA024), Oct 27, 2023: Cessna T206H (N915DV), Orangeville, UT, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's controlled flight into mountainous terrain for reasons that could not be determined.

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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