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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.

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