Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 accident near Cedar City, UT
On April 24, 2022, a Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Cedar City, UT. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 24, 2022
- Place
- Cedar City, UT
- Aircraft
- Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 40 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.648°N, 112.974°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220424104989
Official records · WPR22FA164
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 23, 2022, about 1848 mountain daylight time, a Diamond Aircraft DA 40, N321PF, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC), Cedar City, Utah. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The operator reported that the pilot rented the airplane with the intent to fly a multileg cross-county flight from his home base of Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field (SPK), Spanish Fork, Utah. The planned route of flight comprised stops at CDC and four other airports before returning to SPK. The operator stated that the airplane departed SPK on the first leg with about 40 gallons of fuel. Recorded airport surveillance video at CDC showed that the accident airplane landed at 1615 and taxied to the self-serve fuel pumps. The pilot and passengers disembarked, and the pilot refueled the airplane, adding about 14 gallons of fuel. The pilot and passengers subsequently boarded the airplane for the next destination, Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE), Bryce Canyon City, Utah, and taxied toward the runway. A pilot-rated witness, who was driving westbound down Cedar Canyon, reported that he observed the accident airplane flying up the canyon and over the river at an altitude of about 300 ft above ground level (agl). The witness stated that. as the airplane was about to pass over his position, the airplane turned left and then right, and its maneuvers were “quick” and “like a rocking motion.” The witness added that the propell
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain obstacle clearance, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the airplane above its maximum gross weight.
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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.
