Cessna 172 N8232B
3 September 1998 · West Jordan, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 September 1998 at about 02:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8232B was involved in an accident near West Jordan, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 02:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Jordan, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City Muni 2 (U42)
- Coordinates
- 40.6200, -111.9807
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8232B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Jordan → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- FTW98FA384
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper airport traffic pattern altitude. Factors were night lighting conditions and the unseen static line.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
A witness riding on his dirt motorcycle parallel to the powerlines saw two bright flashes and heard a loud bang from behind. The airplane crashed 50 to 75 feet in front of him. Other witnesses reported observing a flash, hearing a loud noise, and observing the airplane descending vertically towards the ground. The airplane had struck the top static line on a transmission tower, severing the right wing and empennage. The transmission tower is about 100 feet agl. Airport traffic pattern altitude is 800 feet agl. The accident occurred in visual meteorological conditions, during the hours of darkness, about 2 miles west of the airport. The transmission lines run parallel to the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jul 1998 | Cessna 172G | Dover, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1998 | Cessna 172C | Falls City, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1998 | Cessna TU206G | Midvale, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1998 | Cessna 210A | Morgan, Utah, United States | TOM A. Hayes | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1998 | Piper PA-34-200 | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1998 | Zito ZMI-A | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1998 | Bell 206B | Vernal, Utah, United States | Enterprise Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1998 | Cessna A152 | Brigham City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |