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WPR24FA227

2024-07-07 · Eureka, Utah, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: In work

Current FAA registration · N969RC

Make / Model
FANTASY AIR SRO ALLEGRO 2007
Year of manufacture
2007 · 17 years old at event
Engine
ROTAX 912 (80 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20070808
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD7F0F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

On July 7, 2024, about 1800 mountain daylight time, a Fantasy Air SRO Allegro 2007, N969RC, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Eureka, Utah. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Review of preliminary ADS-B derived data provided by commercially available source, showed that the airplane departed Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field, Spanish Fork, Utah at 1558. The data showed that the airplane flew on a westerly heading and maneuvered within the vicinity of Eureka. Acquaintances of the pilot stated that it was common for him to land on Holmansville Pass Road, north of Eureka, and hike within the area. Witnesses who were driving in the area recalled seeing the accident airplane parked off the road about 1626. The airplane was later discovered in an adjacent field about 1,200 ft west of the road about 1818. Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane came to rest in a nose down attitude, in an open prairie on a heading of about 120° magnetic. The aft section of the fuselage was displaced to the right. Both wings remained attached to the fuselage. The leading edge of the right wing was compressed aft to the main spar. The engine was compressed aft into the cockpit. All major structural components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site. The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Dust devil/whirlwind-Contributed to outcome
  • — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-(general)-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_WPR24FA227.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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