Cessna T206H accident near Orangeville, UT
On October 27, 2023, a Cessna T206H (airplane) was involved in an accident near Orangeville, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 27, 2023
- Place
- Orangeville, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna T206H · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.321°N, 111.086°W
- NTSB ID
- 20231030193322
Official records · WPR24FA024
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 27, 2023, about 1345 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T206H, N915DV, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Huntington, Utah. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot’s family member stated that the pilot had traveled earlier in the morning from his base airport in Craig, Colorado, to Vernal, Utah. After spending about two hours in Vernal, the pilot departed with a planned destination of Cedar City, Utah. ADS-B data for the accident flight showed that the airplane departed Vernal to the southwest about 1300 and then proceeded west to Bottle Hollow Reservoir. Thereafter, about 1310, the airplane headed on a southwest course and climbed to about 8,300 ft mean sea level (msl). At 1318, the airplane climbed to about 8,800 ft and remained at that altitude and on the heading until the data ended at 1345. The last data point was adjacent to where the wreckage was found, near the peak of a hill (see figure 1). Figure 1: Flight path A Foreflight account associated with the pilot showed that no Flights were created in his account for the accident date (in order to receive flight briefing, a pilot must create a flight and enter the departure and destination airports). However, multiple Routes were entered on the day of the accident between Twin Falls, Idaho (KTWF), Craig, Colorado (KCAG), and Vernal, Utah (KVEL). Planning a Route will generate flight time, fuel calculations, and make available various weather information (but not
Probable cause
The pilot's controlled flight into mountainous terrain for reasons that could not be determined.
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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.
