ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 313944
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| Date: | Sunday 28 May 2023 |
| Time: | 15:43 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 175A Skylark |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5089 |
| MSN: | 56756 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4252 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Enterprise, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Enterprise, UT (UT91) |
| Las Vegas-North Las Vegas Airport, NV (VGT/KVGT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane departed a private dirt strip in mountainous terrain with a left quartering headwind. During the initial climb, the pilot retracted the flaps from to 20º to 10º to improve the airplane's acceleration. There was no change in airspeed, so he retracted the flaps completely and the airplane began a descent. He then extended the flaps back to 10º and initiated a shallow right turn to maneuver away from rising terrain, but the airplane did not climb. The pilot applied a nose down attitude to prevent a stall and the airplane impacted terrain and nosed over, in which the right wing sustained substantial damage.
The pilot suspected he had flown into a downdraft after taking off and reported there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to maintain altitude during an initial climbout in mountainous terrain after encountering a suspected downdraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR23LA204
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N5089/history/20230528/1957Z/KVGT/L%2036.83104%20-114.43439
Location
Media:
DEVELOPING: Utah officials are trying to piece together a bizarre plane crash after a man bought a plane from Nevada and crashed it in southern Utah Sunday afternoon.
— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) May 29, 2023
Read More: https://t.co/Q341iXoWE6 pic.twitter.com/TrFxWDack0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2023 05:39 | harro | Added |
| 29-May-2023 06:13 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 06-Jun-2023 22:01 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2023 06:41 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 26-Oct-2023 06:42 | harro | Updated |
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