North American NAVION accident near Cedar City, UT
On August 2, 2020, a North American NAVION (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cedar City, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 2, 2020
- Place
- Cedar City, UT
- Aircraft
- North American NAVION · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.603°N, 113.189°W
- NTSB ID
- 20200802X25022
Official records · WPR20LA249
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 2, 2020, about 0841 mountain daylight time, a North American Navion airplane, N225HJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC), Cedar City, Utah. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a friend of the pilot, the airplane was topped off with fuel at North Las Vegas Airport (VGT), Las Vegas, Nevada, on the day before the accident. The airplane’s main fuel tanks held 20 gallons each with a total of 39.5 gallons of usable fuel. Publicly available radar information indicated that the airplane departed VGT that day and flew two flights with a total time of about 1 hour 55 minutes. Radar data showed that, on the day of the accident, the airplane departed Strawberry Valley Estates Airport (UT24), Alton, Utah, about 0815; UT24 was about 30 miles (and about 20 minutes of flying time) from the last known point of contact from the previous day. After departure, the airplane flew southwest before turning north where it continued to track for the remaining portion of the flight captured by radar data. The airplane’s direction was consistent with a heading toward CDC. As the airplane approached its destination, witnesses heard the pilot make a distress call. The pilot stated that the airplane was out of gas and that he was going to try to land in a field. Other witnesses observed the airplane descending and then impacting terrain. Shortly thereafter, a nearby communications tower
Probable cause
A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper fuel planning and failure to see and avoid the communications tower support guy wire.
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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.
