Accident Overview
On July 7, 2024, at approximately 1800 mountain daylight time, a Fantasy Air SRO Allegro 2007, registration N969RC, sustained substantial damage in an accident near Eureka, Utah. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight.
Flight History
According to preliminary ADS-B data from a commercially available source, the airplane departed Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field in Spanish Fork, Utah, at 1558. The flight proceeded on a westerly heading and maneuvered in the vicinity of Eureka. Acquaintances of the pilot reported that he frequently landed on Holmansville Pass Road, north of Eureka, to go hiking. Witnesses driving in the area recalled seeing the airplane parked off the road at about 1626. The airplane was later discovered in an adjacent field approximately 1,200 feet west of the road at about 1818.
Wreckage Examination
Examination of the accident site showed the airplane came to rest in a nose-down attitude on an open prairie, oriented on a magnetic heading of about 120°. The aft fuselage section 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 displaced aft into the cockpit. All major structural components were accounted for at the site. The airplane was subsequently recovered to a secure location for further examination.