Cessna 152 accident near Provo, UT
On November 21, 1995, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Provo, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 21, 1995
- Place
- Provo, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.209°N, 111.609°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04921
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 21, 1995, approximately 1515 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 152, N6392Q, registered to High Valley Aviation, and being flown by a private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with terrain several miles east of Provo, Utah. The pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was to have been operated under 14CFR91, and originated from the Provo Municipal airport, approximately 1510. Approximately 1450, the pilot telephoned Valley Hi Aviation, the operator, and scheduled the rental of N6392Q for 1500. At 1500, the pilot arrived at the fixed base operator and inquired of the lineman if the plane was "full of gas." The lineman reported that "he seemed somewhat snobbish and in a hurry" and that he "seemed somewhat curt in his manner" (refer to attached statement). According to Provo City Police Department crime report number 9511492, "witnesses had indicated that the aircraft did not veer left or right and prior to impact made no unusual engine noises, but flew straightway into the mountain just above the upper most power lines" and that "witnesses also indicated that the airplane was traveling very low and it made one pass over the immediate area, circled once before crashing into the mountain and exploding into fire" (refer to attached report extract). PERSONNEL INFORMATION According to the previously referenced crime report, on 11/21/95 approximately 1430, the pilot (who was a defendant in a jury trial) received a "guilty verdict on a pyramid scheme.
Probable cause
pilot suicide (intentional in-flight collision with rising terrain). A factor relating to the accident was: pilot anxiety/apprehension.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
