Cessna 182 accident near Clinton, UT
On May 10, 1997, a Cessna 182 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clinton, UT. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 10, 1997
- Place
- Clinton, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.119°N, 112.061°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08011
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 10, 1997, approximately 1242 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 182, N5434B, collided in midair with a Piper PA-28R-200, N5270T, near Clinton, Utah. The Cessna subsequently impacted terrain and was destroyed, and its three occupants, consisting of a commercial pilot-in-command and two passengers, were killed. The Piper was able to return to Ogden Municipal/Hinckley Airport, Ogden, Utah, and land successfully. The private pilot-in-command and a pilot-rated passenger (who owned the Cessna) in the Piper were uninjured, but the Piper was substantially damaged in the collision. Both airplanes were en route from Ogden to Salt Lake City, Utah, and were operating under 14 CFR 91 at the time of the collision. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and neither aircraft had filed a flight plan. The five aircraft occupants had flown separately in the two involved aircraft from Salt Lake City to Ogden for a social engagement together, and were returning to Salt Lake City at the time of the occurrence. Recordings of the ground control and tower frequencies at Ogden showed that shortly after N5270T received taxi instructions and its pilot requested a departure "out west around the lake", the pilot of N5434B called for taxi. The ground controller asked for N5434B's requested departure routing and was told, "we will go over [Antelope] island same as these guys...in fact we'll make that a flight of two." (Antelope Island is a predominantly north-south oriented island, approximately 13 nautical miles long, in the Great Salt Lake; its northern end is approximately 1
Probable cause
Inadequate prior arrangements for formation flight by the pilot-in-command of the Cessna 182, N5434B, and his subsequent failure to see-and-avoid the Piper PA-28R, N5270T. Factors were: the Cessna pilot's visibility of the Piper impaired by the sun; restricted visibility for both aircraft due to low wing/high wing formation configuration; and the Piper pilot's attention diverted to other traffic.
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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.
