Cessna 172 accident near Panguitch, UT
On October 8, 2010, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Panguitch, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 8, 2010
- Place
- Panguitch, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 38.010°N, 112.183°W
- NTSB ID
- 20101009X62708
Official records · WPR11FA005
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 8, 2010, about 1610 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172, N8437A, impacted mountainous terrain in the Dixie National Forest, about 15 miles northeast of Panguitch, Utah. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. The commercial pilot and one passenger were fatally injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The personal cross-country flight departed Page, Arizona, at an undetermined time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was destined to return to Page. According to a responding deputy from the Garfield County Sheriff's Department, they had been notified by the employer of the pilot and passenger on the morning of October 9, when they had not returned from their flight on October 8. Initial information was that the purpose of the flight was to spot elk in the Panguitch area for an upcoming hunting trip that the passenger had scheduled. The airplane had been refueled at Bryce Canyon Airport at 1510 with 10 gallons of fuel. The accident site was located early in the morning on October 9, 2010, about 15 miles northwest of the Bryce Canyon airport, at latitude 38-degrees 00.37 minutes north, and longitude 112-degrees 11.89 minutes west. The deputy reported that a smell of fuel was present on-scene. The right wing was raised with a small puddle of fuel formed at the end of the left wing fuel tank. He estimated that the airplane came through the trees at a 45-degree angle. The deputy further reported an
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to conduct a low-level flight into a canyon in windy conditions at a high density altitude, which resulted in a collision with trees and 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.
