Just saw in the daily FAA accident reports a 177 crashed near Hanksville, UT yesterday. Plane was from Springville, UT. Can't find any imfo on the crash. Wondering if he tried one of the backcountry strips. Hidden Splendor?
Ron

Looks like the crash was actually on May 8, but I couldn't find anything more than that either.

FAA report lists damage as "destroyed," but thankfully injuries to the 2 on board only listed as minor.


IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 28WF Make/Model: C177 Description: 177, Cardinal
Date: 05/08/2012 Time: 1730

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: HANKSVILLE State: UT Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, NEAR HANKSVILLE, UT

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 2 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Climb Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: SALT LAKE CITY, UT (NM07) Entry date: 05/10/2012

Any of the Cardinals I've heard about... screwing around in most of the back country Utah strips you guys talk about... sounds like an application for the Darwin Awards to me. Glad to hear nobody got hurt too bad.

I'll put in a call to Lavar Wells...he knows all things aviation in that region.

The plane is out of Spanish Fork, Utah- U77. I know the owners well, and the pilots who were flying i recognize but don't knowl. I have no technical information, but apparently it lost power while on a cross country training flight and went down. Both people are ok, and hiked out 2.5 miles before finding some campers who drove them 50 miles to green river, Ut. When I find out more about what happened, I'll post here.

Here is a picture:

Looks like rough country. They must have done something right, to be able to walk away.

Thankful everyone ok.