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Windy Utah Crosswind Crash Kills 4

What: Cessna 172R Skyhawk
Where: Tooele County-Wendover Airport – Kenv Utah
When: June 1, 2011
Who: 4 fatalities
Why: The pilot of the Cessna was making a fuel stop at Wendover airport when he ran into difficulty, termed “a tough crosswind landing.” He approached for touchdown, bounced and turned north to make a second pass, and crashed 400 feet north of the runway. The four men aboard died in the crash.

Wind is considered to be a factor in the crash.

The names of those aboard the flight are Lincoln Marshal Dastrup, 57, of Salt Lake City, Chad A. Wade, 38, of South Jordan, Justin Michael Yates, 37, of Lehi, and Harish Parashar, 53.

 

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