Hanks AVID FLYER N3086G

Summary

On 11 July 1996 at about 16:15 local time, a Hanks AVID FLYER registered N3086G was involved in an accident near Spanish Fork, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 July 1996 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Spanish Fork, Utah, United States

Coordinates

40.0205, -111.5509

Aircraft

Hanks AVID FLYER

Registration

N3086G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA96LA152

Nobody was injured.

partial loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the tall grain crop that was encountered during the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that performance after takeoff was less than he normally anticipated. He was unable to maintain level flight, and the engine rpm decayed. The pilot made a forced landing in an area of tall grain, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage. The airplane was below gross weight at the time of the flight; density altitude was about 6700 feet. No evidence was found to explain the partial loss of power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.