Cessna 150-F N8236F

Summary

On 7 May 2014 at about 14:55 local time, a Cessna 150-F registered N8236F, operated by Above View Jet Center, was involved in an accident near Santa Clara, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 May 2014 at 14:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Clara, Utah, United States

Coordinates

37.1194, -113.6997

Aircraft

Cessna 150-F

Registration

N8236F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Above View Jet Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saint George → Saint George

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14FA183

2 people died.

The flight instructor’s failure to arrest the airplane’s descent and maintain clearance from mountainous terrain while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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A witness reported that he observed the airplane at an altitude of between 800 to 1,000 ft above ground level about 2 miles from his location. About the same time, he also heard the airplane's engine sputter, and he then observed the airplane in a vertical, nose-down attitude for 3 to 4 seconds before it went out of sight behind a hill. The wreckage was found about 2 hours later in remote mountainous, rocky terrain. An on-site examination of the airframe and engine revealed that the airplane impacted the terrain upright in a flat orientation on a 27-degree downslope. Based on observed impact signatures, the airplane's forward momentum was negligible just before it impacted terrain. All of the components necessary for flight were accounted for at the accident site. Additionally, examinations of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Based on the witness's observations and the physical evidence observed at the accident site, it is likely that the airplane was in a steep descent at a low altitude and that the flight instructor failed to pull the airplane up and out of the nose-down attitude at a sufficient altitude to preclude impact with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.