- Date
- September 17, 1990, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kamas, UT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N67853Cessna 152
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900917039609A
- Case key
- 41278
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Probable cause
Poor inflight planning by the pilot. The airplane encountered a possible downdraft condition while maneuvering in mountainous terrain which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a local flight while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, the airplane began to descend. The pilot applied full power; however, the airplane continued to descend even at best rate of climb speed. The pilot leveled the airplane and the airspeed increased; however, the airplane had descended below the ridge line. Unable to regain altitude to clear the terrain, the pilot selected an area for an emergency landing. During the descent, the airplane collided with trees. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67853
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 15282059
- Airframe hours
- 7,101
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael P. Mcphie, doing business as Western Flyers
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 24, 1990 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- PVU · Provo, 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 60 total · 47 in this make and model · 23 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.