- Date
- March 31, 1983, 12:38 local (19:38 UTC)
- Place
- Kanab, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N714MLCessna 150M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830331010649A
- Case key
- 15980
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft departed page at about 1150. At about 1238 the acft struck the south slope of a 6,280-FT canyon wall at about 6,000 ft MSL. The canyon is one of a series of about five 'finger' canyons forming the vermilion cliffs group. Sigment lima 15 in effect called for occasional severe turbulence below 16,000 ft especially within 50 mi of rough terrain. The area forecast called for occasional moderate trubulence surface to 15,000 ft due to strong westerly winds. A plt who landed at page at 1345 stated his flt was marked by light to occasionally moderate turbulence with frequent sustained up & down drafts. He also stated that during his arrival the winds were 160 deg at 28 mph gusting to 45 mph. Report of engine teardown revealed that none of the sparkplugs were torqued, & the sparkplugs of cyl #4 were only finger-tight. In addition, cyl #1'S exhaust valve leaked, cyl #3'S rings leaked, & cyl #4'S intake valve & rings leaked.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N714ML
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15079281
- Airframe hours
- 2,001
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Thomas Rex Jarrett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 19, 1983 · 54 hours before
- Departed
- PGA · Page, AZ
- Destination
- VGT · Las Vegas, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 347 total · 314 in this make and model · 288 as pilot in command · 64 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 18 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CDC, 65 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.