ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284628
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| Date: | Monday 9 July 2007 |
| Time: | 08:50 LT |
| Type: |  Diamond DA40 Diamond Star |
| Owner/operator: | Diamond Flight Center |
| Registration: | N747PZ |
| MSN: | 40.424 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 452 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Strawberry Rese, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vernal Airport, UT (VEL/KVEL) |
| Spanish Fork, UT (KU77) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane impacted rising mountainous terrain while flying in a box canyon. The pilot was flying at 7,500 feet msl in mountainous terrain that varied from 7,000 to 9,000 feet msl. His passenger spotted an elk and he maneuvered the airplane into a slight left turn in an attempt to view the elk. The maneuver put the airplane into the entrance of a draw. Within seconds the draw started to rapidly converge. The pilot applied full power and stared to climb but it was clear that the airplane was not going to clear the terrain. He also determined that a 180-degree turn out of the draw was not possible. He continued to fly the plane straight ahead and bled off as much air speed as possible before colliding with the trees. The airplane impacted the trees, turned 90 degrees, and was captured by the trees in a nose down attitude. The pilot and three passengers were able to egress the airplane with out difficulty. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot failed to maintain adequate terrain clearance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to turn into upsloping terrain at a low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX07CA213
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 18-Nov-2022 21:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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