Summary
On January 08, 2000, a Cessna 172P (N65710) was involved in an incident near Huntsville, UT. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The snow shower, and the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.
On January 8, 2000, at 1230 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172P, N65710, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing on a road near Huntsville, Utah. The flight instructor and his student were not injured. The airplane was being operated by Utah State University, Logan, Utah, under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight which originated from Heber, Utah, approximately 45 minutes before the accident. A school VFR flight plan had been filed.
A witness reported that a snow storm "came in real fast," and conditions deteriorated in 5 minutes.
This incident is documented in NTSB report DEN00LA041. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N65710.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The snow shower, and the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On January 8, 2000, at 1230 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172P, N65710, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing on a road near Huntsville, Utah. The flight instructor and his student were not injured. The airplane was being operated by Utah State University, Logan, Utah, under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight which originated from Heber, Utah, approximately 45 minutes before the accident. A school VFR flight plan had been filed.
A witness reported that a snow storm "came in real fast," and conditions deteriorated in 5 minutes. The flight instructor said that they were surrounded by mountains and the "flight conditions became instrument meteorological in a matter of minutes." He said he could see a road below him and he landed. During the landing rollout, the instructor pilot discovered that the road was covered with ice. The road curved to the left, and the airplane exited the road to the right, and impacted a ditch, damaging the engine firewall and engine mounts.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# DEN00LA041