Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Shively Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Saratoga, Wyoming 82331
Sunday, March 3, 2013 15:58 MST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On March 3, 2013, about 1558 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N5129R, impacted trees and snow covered mountainous terrain 11 nautical miles east northeast of Saratoga, Wyoming. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, as a cross-country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The flight originated from Bryce Canyon Airport, Bryce Canyon, Utah, at about 1223.
A witness, who lives east of Saratoga, saw the airplane fly overhead in an easterly direction near the time of the accident. She stated that the airplane wasn't visible until directly overhead through an opening in the low and broken clouds. She stated that it was about 500 feet above the ground. The sound of the engine was heard continuing east, and subsequently headed north if it were to fly along the foothills of Pennock Mountain. She stated the foothills and Pennock Mountain were not visible because of the low clouds.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the estimated time of arrival for the flight was 1620, and was overdue at 1650. When the VFR flight plan was not closed, an INREQ (information request) was issued by the Prescott Flight Service Station, followed thereafter by an ALNOT (alert notice) at 1719. Meanwhile, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) received an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal at 1558 and contacted the Casper FSS and the Carbon County Sheriff's Office in Rawlins, Wyoming. The local search and rescue were contacted at about 1700. Search efforts were halted several times due to inaccurate ELT position estimates and deteriorating weather conditions. The airplane was located about 1249 on March 5, by an Air Force helicopter crew who used the reported ELT position to visually locate the airplane.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 3/3/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1558 |
| Event Time Zone | Mountain Standard Time |
| Event City | Saratoga |
| Event State | WYOMING |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 82331 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 3 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 413045N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1063413W |
| Event Location Airport | Shively Field Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | SAA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 11 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1553 Mountain Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 301 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | RWL |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 6817 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 33 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | MST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 2000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 3 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 0 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 250 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 21 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 28 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.79 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA-ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 15 2013 3:57PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N5129R |
| NTSB Number | WPR13FA138 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 172M |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 17263346 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2300 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 2 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Yes |
| ELT Type | C91-A |
| Aircraft Owner Name | DAVIS GORDON A |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | TEHACHAPI |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 93561-5134 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | DAVIS GORDON A |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | TEHACHAPI |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 93561-5134 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| 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 | No |
| Departure Airport Code | BCE |
| Departure City | Bryce Canyon |
| Departure State | UT |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1300 |
| Departure Time Zone | MST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | LAR |
| Destination City | Laramie |
| Destination State | WY |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 15 2013 3:57PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |