Cessna 172 accident near Alpine, UT
On July 3, 2020, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Alpine, UT. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 3, 2020
- Place
- Alpine, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.499°N, 111.658°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200703X05843
Official records · WPR20LA203
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On July 3, 2020, about 0722 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N6929H, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Alpine, Utah. The pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Radar data revealed that the airplane departed at 0637 from South Valley Regional Airport (U42) Salt Lake City, Utah, on a southerly heading. The airplane continued flying south and climbed to an altitude of about 5,500 feet. About 0642, it made a right 360º turn, then continued flying south, eventually climbing to an altitude of about 6,200 feet, around the western edge of Utah Lake. About 0702, the airplane made a left turn and began flying in a northeast direction, across Utah Lake. The airplane climbed as it crossed the lake and reached an altitude of 7,100 feet as it flew over the eastern edge of the lake. At 0712 and an altitude of approximately 8,000 feet, the airplane made a slight left turn to a northern heading. It continued to climb until it was lost off radar at 0714 at an altitude of 8,250 feet. The airplane reappeared on radar at 0718 at 8,785 feet on a northeast heading. It continued for about another minute and then made a right 270º turn, before disappearing from radar about 0722 on a west/northwest heading, at an altitude of 8,800 feet. A witness located near the accident site observed the airplane approach a canyon headed in a northwest direction. The witness noted that he thought the airplane was too low to clear the terrain and depart the canyon. He observe
Probable cause
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering in a canyon, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
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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.
