Cessna 152 accident near Mendon, UT
On June 24, 2022, a Cessna 152 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Mendon, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 24, 2022
- Place
- Mendon, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 152 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.681°N, 111.968°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220624105346
Official records · WPR22FA227
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 24, 2022, about 0903 Mountain daylight time, a Cessna 152, N934JH, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident in Mendon, Utah. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the flight school’s Chief Flight Instructor, the purpose of the accident flight was for the flight instructor to conduct spin training with the pilot receiving instruction, who was a flight instructor candidate. The accident airplane departed Logan-Cache Airport, in Logan, Utah, and traveled to Utah State University’s designated aviation practice area, about 10 nm southwest of the airport. According to ADS-B data, several training maneuvers were performed, with the duration of flight lasting nearly thirty minutes. Three maneuvers were performed with directional changes greater than 180° or rapid descents in altitude, consistent with spin training. ADS-B data indicated that the accident maneuver was entered about 9,100 ft msl (~4,510 ft agl). The elevation at the wreckage site was 4,590 ft. A review of surveillance footage showed the airplane in a fully developed left spin. When the airplane entered the surveillance video’s field of view, the airplane subsequently completed three rotations to the left, in a nose-down attitude, within a time span of about seven seconds, before disappearing from the camera view and impacting terrain. Figure 1: N934JH spin maneuver initiated PERSONNEL INFORMATIONA review of the operator
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s failure to recover from a developed spin, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to enter the maneuver below the operator’s altitude limitation.
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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.
