- Date
- December 29, 1986, 16:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Central, UT
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5153KCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861229069879A
- Case key
- 17088
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt and 3 passengers were on a local sightseeing flt over the pine valley mountain range. The plt stated that he made three 360 deg turns to gain alt from 7500 ft to 9500 ft. he also stated that upon leveling at 9500 ft the eng began to lose pwr. Attempts to restore pwr by leaning the mixture and applying carb heat were unsuccessful. The plt executed a forced landing in a wilderness area. Post crash exam of the eng revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have prevented normal eng operation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5153K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273990
- Airframe hours
- 1,754
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aviation Services West, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 14, 1986 · 94 hours before
- Departed
- SGU · St. George, UT
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
- 31
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,100 total · 95 in this make and model · 5,450 as pilot in command · 310 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.