Flight History
The pilot departed Bear Lake Airport in Montpelier, Idaho, and flew to Logan, Utah. He then departed Logan and flew to his father's ranch at Avon, Utah, near Paradise. A 1,400-foot dirt and gravel driveway leading to the ranch house was used as a runway.
Accident Sequence
The pilot reported that he had helped his father install a barbed wire fence near the runway threshold to keep cattle in a pasture. He stated that when he had landed at the ranch on previous occasions, the fence was never up. On the day of the accident, cattle had been moved from one pasture to another, and, unknown to him, the fence was raised. He said he did not see the fence when he circled the ranch and assumed it was down. The aircraft collided with the fence as it was flared for landing.