Cessna 172G accident near Provo, UT
On November 14, 2023, a Cessna 172G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Provo, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 14, 2023
- Place
- Provo, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.223°N, 111.572°W
- NTSB ID
- 20231114193385
Official records · WPR24FA035
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On November 14, 2023, about 1008 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172G, N3971L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Provo, Utah. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger in the front seat were fatally injured, and the other pilot-rated passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The passenger reported that they were flying from Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field (SPK), Spanish Fork, Utah, to Driggs/Reed Memorial Airport (DIJ), Driggs, Idaho, with the intent of building flight hours. He believed that the pilot’s intent was to maneuver to remain outside of the Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) Class D airspace, as well as the Salt Lake City (SLC) Class B airspace. According to ADS-B data, the airplane departed at 1004 and flew north and east of PVU and west of Buckley Mountain into Slate Canyon, toward the rising terrain leading to Corral Mountain, which peaked about 10,100 ft msl and was located about 6 nm south of Highway 189. The passenger further reported that he was unable to hear any dialogue between the pilot and the front-seat passenger regarding the reason for the pilot's decision to fly eastward into the canyon. He also noted windy conditions in the canyon, that he heard the airplane’s stall warning horn after the pilot attempted a right chandelle, and that the plane was in a nose-high attitude before it hit trees. Following a search and rescue mission after the Civil Air Patrol received an emergency locator broadcast, the airplane wreckage was lo
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a chandelle maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and descent into trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to maneuver into a canyon and rising terrain for unknown reasons and his inadequate performance planning.
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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.
