Cessna 172N accident near Kamas, UT
On August 13, 2000, a Cessna 172N (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kamas, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 13, 2000
- Place
- Kamas, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.620°N, 111.150°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21703
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 12, 2000, approximately 2020 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N734UD, operated by Valley Fliers, Inc., of Bountiful, Utah, was destroyed when it collided with trees while climbing in mountainous terrain 14 miles east of Kamas, Utah. The commercial pilot was fatally injured, and his passenger was seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the business flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at Bountiful approximately 1930. The following is based on an interview with the surviving passenger, conducted on August 14, at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He said he had been referred to the pilot by a friend, and that they had had several telephone conversations about flying around the local area to search for game. The passenger was a hunter, and he wanted to "learn the country and spot animals" before the hunting season started. It was agreed that he would pay the pilot $20 per hour, in addition to the airplane rental fee. He met the pilot for the first time at Bountiful Airpark on the evening of the accident approximately 1900. He was given a briefing before the flight. The pilot remarked he had never flown over the Kamas wilderness area. The pilot performed a preflight check of the airplane, and said there was 20 to 24 gallons of fuel on board. They took off approximately 1930 and flew over Carleigh Canyon and Jordanelle Reservoir. The airplane performed normally. They were "not low" as they turned up a valley and started climbing up the rising terr
Probable cause
The pilot's improper inflight decision to enter a valley at low altitude and attempt a climb towards rising terrain. A factor was exceeding the airplane's climb performance.
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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.
