Cessna 172R accident near Wendover, UT
On June 1, 2011, a Cessna 172R (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wendover, UT. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 1, 2011
- Place
- Wendover, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.723°N, 114.041°W
- NTSB ID
- 20110601X80900
Official records · WPR11FA242
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications with Flight Service: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Transcript of Radio Communications - Clover Control & Wendover CTAF: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Radar and Radio Communications: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 1, 2011, at 1433 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N475ER, while executing a go-around entered a rapid vertical descent and collided with the ground at the Wendover Airport, Wendover, Utah. The airplane was registered to G&B Investment Management, Inc., which operated it as a rental airplane under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The private pilot and 3 passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a visual flight plan had not been filed. The flight originated from St. George, Utah, around 1200. The pilot rented the airplane from G&B Aircraft Management on May 31, and departed from the Bountiful Utah Skypark Airport, where the airplane is based, for the purpose of flying himself and three passengers to St. George, Utah, for business purposes. The Bountiful Airport was scheduled to be closed for 2 days, June 1-2, for runway maintenance. Family members of the pilot stated to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials that the pilot and his passengers planned to return by flying from St. George to Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, June 1st. Provo Municipal Airport is about 45 miles south of Bountiful. A witness that was with the pilot the evening before the flight and the morning of the flight stated that he was not aware of the pilot doing any flight planning while they were together. The FAA provided radio communications and radar playback files of air traffic control interaction with the pilot, and Lockheed Martin provided a communications
Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed during the downwind turn resulting in an aerodynamic stall, in-flight loss of control, and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and exceedance of the approved weight and balance envelope.
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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.
