Ivan Langston HAWK accident near Howell, UT
On April 19, 1997, an Ivan Langston HAWK (airplane) was involved in an accident near Howell, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 19, 1997
- Place
- Howell, UT
- Aircraft
- Ivan Langston HAWK · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.789°N, 112.490°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07829
NTSB summary
On April 19, 1997, about 1315 mountain daylight time, an experimental Langston Hawk, N627K, registered to and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with the terrain 18 miles southwest of Howell, Utah. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and the commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight had departed from Ogden, Utah, about five and a half hours prior to the accident. Documentation noted at the accident site by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector from the Salt Lake City, Utah, Flight Standards District Office, reported that the aircraft collided on a grassy area in a near vertical nose down and left wing low attitude next to a 40-foot high rock wall. Red paint transfer and pieces of wing material was noted on the lava type rock near the right wing tip. The leading edge of the wings were positioned along the ground with the trailing edge positioned near vertical to the terrain. The cockpit area had been consumed by fire. The empennage was intact and laying in an uphill position on the lava rock wall. Both right and left side ailerons remained attached to their respective hinges. The inboard section of the wing material had burned away exposing the structural tubing of the wing. The rear mounted engine had been exposed to thermal heat. The three propeller blades remained attached to the hub and were straight. The rock wall traveled in a north/south direction. An area of dry grass and small rocks paralleling the r
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Heavy rain and gusting winds were a factor.
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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.
