Ivan Langston HAWK N627K
19 April 1997 · Howell, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 April 1997 at about 19:15 local time, a Ivan Langston HAWK registered N627K was involved in an accident near Howell, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Howell, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.7893, -112.4900
- Aircraft
- Ivan Langston HAWK
- Registration
- N627K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ogden → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA97LA089
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Heavy rain and gusting winds were a factor.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The aircraft was found positioned in a near vertical nose-down attitude to the terrain at the base of a 40 foot high rock wall that paralleled the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake. A post-crash fire consumed the engine and cockpit. A deputy responding to the accident site shortly after the accident, reported that an isolated storm was rapidly moving through the area at the time of the accident. The deputy reported heavy rain and wind gusts from 25 to 40 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 1997 | Beechcraft 200 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 1997 | Cessna T210M | Bullfrog, Utah, United States | Sweitzer, Robert, S. | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 May 1997 | Cessna 182 | Clinton, Utah, United States | Keith E. McArthur | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Sep 1997 | Boeing 737-200RS | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 1997 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Heber City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1997 | Hughes 369HS | Morgan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |