Cessna 172M accident near Ogden, UT
On December 29, 2017, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ogden, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 29, 2017
- Place
- Ogden, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.330°N, 112.664°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180104X85338
Official records · WPR18FA063
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 29, 2017, about 1441 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172M, N4395R, was substantially damaged when it impacted the northern portion of the Great Salt Lake near Ogden, Utah. The commercial pilot and a private pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to the Hill Flying Club Inc. and was operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight which originated from Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), Ogden, Utah, about 1420. A review of the OpsVue flight data, which uses NextGen data that includes flight location data, indicated that the airplane departed OGD and flew towards the west. During the initial climb, the groundspeed varied between 73 and 102 knots. About 5 minutes after takeoff, the airplane leveled off about 6,250 ft mean sea level (msl) and began to fly over the lake, south of Promontory Point. Shortly thereafter, the airplane entered a slight climb to a peak altitude of 6,575 ft msl (about 2,377 ft above ground level). The airplane then turned to a northwest heading, initiated a descent, to fly over the peninsula, west of high terrain and Promontory Point. The last point of data indicated that the airplane continued on a northwest heading, was located on the western edge of the peninsula, and was about to fly over the lake again. The airplane was descending from an altitude of 5,350 ft msl and the groundspeed was 98 knots. After family members reported that the pilots had failed to retu
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the water while flying over a lake with glassy surface conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of three impairing medications.
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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.
