Quest Kodiak 100 crash, Dec 12, 2016 (1 killed), Moab
Quest Kodiak 100 accident on December 12, 2016 near Moab, Utah, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: NTSB: The pilot's loss of control shortly after...
- Date: December 12, 2016
- Aircraft: Quest Kodiak 100
- Location: Moab, Utah, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: NTSB: The pilot's loss of control shortly after takeoff due to spatial disorientation, likely from a sensory illusion in a dark night setting with few visual references and an obscured moon.
A Quest Kodiak 100 on a positioning flight took off at night from Moab, Utah, and began a right turn as expected. It then entered an increasingly rapid descent and hit the desert about 1 mile southwest of the airport, with a high energy impact. The pilot was killed, and the NTSB found no mechanical or toxicological cause for the accident.