Beech 35-A33 accident near Heber City, UT
On January 2, 2006, a Beech 35-A33 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Heber City, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 2, 2006
- Place
- Heber City, UT
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-A33 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.660°N, 111.458°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060106X00019
Official records · SEA06FA036
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Excerpts from FAA ATC Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 2, 2006, about 1230 mountain standard time, a Beech 35-A33, N1254Z, impacted terrain while maneuvering about 10 nautical miles north of Heber City, Utah. The non-instrument rated commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed for the personal cross-country flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane departed Billings, Montana, about 0910 with an intended destination of Spanish Fork, Utah. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the departure from Billings, and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site. According to information provided by Salt Lake City Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC), the flight was receiving VFR flight following services. About 1119, the controller working the flight advised the pilot that there was a storm system in the Salt Lake valley and to the south. The pilot acknowledged receiving the information. About 1138, the pilot was again advised of deteriorating weather conditions along his route of flight. Again, the pilot acknowledged receiving the information. About 1151, the pilot reported that he was over Evanston, Wyoming, at 8,000 feet mean sea level (msl), following I-80 south, and that if needed, he would turn around and land at Fort Bridger, Wyoming. About 1209, relaying through another aircraft, the pilot was informed that radar contact was lost. About 1214, again relaying through another aircraft, the pil
Probable cause
The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC and his subsequent failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering resulting in an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing factors were low ceilings, snow, and mountainous terrain.
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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.
