ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40756
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| Date: | Saturday 19 April 1997 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: | Ivan Langston HAWK |
| Owner/operator: | Ivan D. Langston |
| Registration: | N627K |
| MSN: | H-T-458-R |
| Total airframe hrs: | 152 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 503 FC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Howell, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ogden, UT (KOGD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Heavy rain and gusting winds were a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA97LA089
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 15:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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