Cessna 175 accident near Moab, UT
On June 18, 2014, a Cessna 175 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Moab, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 18, 2014
- Place
- Moab, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 175 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.418°N, 109.239°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140619X70017
Official records · WPR14FA252
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Radar Study: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 18, 2014, about 0736 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 175, N7043M, collided with mountainous terrain 20 miles southeast of Moab, Utah. The airline transport pilot, who was flying the airplane, was fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed in a post-accident fire. The airplane was registered to the pilot, and was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Durango, Colorado, about 0630, and was destined for Brigham City, Utah. The accident airplane was in a 2- to 3-mile trail behind the lead airplane, an experimental Glasair Sportsman, flying towards Moab from the east at 9,400 feet mean sea level (msl). The route of flight as described by the lead pilot, was through the saddle between two peaks (South Mountain & Mount Peal) known as the La Sal Pass, elevation 10,150 feet msl. The lead airplane lost communications with the trail airplane after the lead exited the La Sal Pass to the west. The airplane wreckage was located by a Utah Highway Patrol helicopter on June 19th on the eastern slope of La Sal Pass in a steep wooded valley, at an elevation of 9,804 feet msl. A post-accident fire consumed a majority of the airplane and its contents. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 62, held an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate for multiengine land with a B-747 second-in-command rating, and commercial privileges for airplane single engine land, issued May 19, 2006. He held a third-class Federal Avi
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to approach rising mountainous terrain at too low an altitude to clear it and his subsequent attempt to climb, which exceeded the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack and resulted in a stall/spin.
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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.
