Mooney M20C accident near Price, UT
On June 23, 2007, a Mooney M20C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Price, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 23, 2007
- Place
- Price, UT
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.633°N, 110.744°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070625X00793
NTSB summary
On June 22, 2007, approximately 2315 mountain daylight time, a Mooney M20C, N6713N, impacted high tension electrical power lines about 7,000 feet (1.3 miles) north of Carbon County Regional Airport, Price, Utah. The private pilot and his passenger were killed, and the airplane, which was owned and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged by the impact and the post-crash fire. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal cross-country flight, which departed the same airport about one hour earlier, was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed. There was no report of an ELT activation. According to witnesses, the pilot landed at the Carbon County Airport about three hours prior to the accident. After landing, he talked to some other pilots, and mentioned that he had landed to take a break, use the restroom, and to refuel the aircraft before heading to his final destination of Green River, Utah. He was on the ground for about two hours, and reportedly he ultimately decided to continue on to Green River, which was about 60 miles southeast, without refueling. Prior to his departure, he mentioned to another pilot that he did not want to wait for the fuel attendant to come out to the airport, and that he had more than enough fuel to make it to Green River. The witnesses said that the pilot departed for Green river after dark (about 2215). About one hour later, the pilot returned to Carbon County Regional Airport, and while on an extended final to runway 18, the airplane hit the unmarked electrical wires, which are strung between unlighted poles. The
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines while on a night straight-in visual flight rules approach. Factors include a power transmission line about one and three-tenths mile off the approach end of the runway, and the pilot's decision to operate in the night environment.
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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.
