Cessna 175 accident near Hanksville, UT
On November 12, 2000, a Cessna 175 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hanksville, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 12, 2000
- Place
- Hanksville, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.271°N, 110.750°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X22276
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 12, 2000, approximately 0930 mountain standard time, a Cessna 175, N7360M, registered to Cross S Cattle Co., was destroyed when it impacted terrain while maneuvering near Twin Corral Flats, about 17 miles east of Hanksville, Utah. The commercial pilot was fatally injured and the two passengers were seriously injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the local flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from a private airstrip approximately 0900. The survivors were interviewed at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, on November 14, 2000. The 26-year-old male passenger in the right front seat said he "remembered the whole... [accident]." They were friends of the pilot and had volunteered to help him locate stray cattle. The roundup was an annual event and looked upon with anticipation by many. This was his second flight with the pilot. They took off from a dirt road on the pilot's ranch approximately 0900. About 30 minutes later, after locating several strays, the pilot made an approach towards some cowboys on horseback waiting on a bluff. It was his intention to drop a message containing directions to the stray cattle. The engine was "running fine" as the airplane approached the bluff approximately 100 feet above the terrain. The airplane suddenly sank, "like we hit a downdraft," and the pilot banked hard to the right to avoid the bluff. The airplane encountered another downdraft, dropped 30 to 40 feet, and struck a rocky slope. The 70-year-old female passe
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude, and his physical impairment due to alcohol and drugs. A contributing factor was the downdraft.
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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.
