Bolinder-Tooele Valley Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Tooele, Utah 84074
Friday, June 7, 1996 10:50 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that just after takeoff, the airspeed began decreasing, the stall warning horn sounded, and the airplane started sinking despite attempts at corrective action. The airplane impacted the ground beyond the departure end of the runway. Density altitude was 6,385 feet. A videotape, filmed by a rear-seat passenger, showed that the aircraft reached a pitch attitude of up to 24 degrees nose-high after takeoff. It also recorded a sound, resembling the stall warning horn, 42 seconds after start of takeoff roll (about 18 to 19 seconds after becoming airborne), and it recorded no significant change in engine noise pitch during the event. The airplane's electrical flap switch demonstrated improper mechanical operation 'due to normal wear' during postaccident functional testing. Investigation revealed that the pilot took off uphill to the south (average runway slope was 0.81 percent). The FAA's regional airport master record and the Utah state aeronautical chart wrongly indicated that the runway sloped uphill to the north, rather than to the south. The Airport/Facility Directory (A/FD) gave no runway slope data for the airport; the A/FD legend stated that the runway slope would be shown 'only when it is 0.3 percent or more.'

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

failure of the flight instructor (CFI) to ensure that adequate airspeed was maintained during initial climb after lift-off, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. High density altitude was a related factor.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/7/1996
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1050
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City TOOELE
Event State UTAH
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 84074
Event Date Year 1996
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport BOLINDER-TOOELE VALLEY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID TVY
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 160
Airport Elevation 4316
Weather Briefing Completeness Partial - limited by pilot
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 160
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 3
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1357
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 7 1996 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1115
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 8 2000 10:05AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9594V
NTSB Number SEA96LA115
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 172M
Aircraft Series Identifier 172M
Aircraft Serial Number 17264396
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Feb 29 1996 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CARL ALLRED
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1270 W. 5050 S.
Aircraft Owner City TAYLORSVILLE
Aircraft Owner State UT
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 84123
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name AMERICAN AVIATION INC.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 337 N. 2370 W. #231
Operator City SALT LAKE CITY
Operator State UT
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 84116
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code TVY
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1044
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 16
Runway Length 5500
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --