A Utah State University aviation instructor and his student were doing "spin training" when they were killed on June 24.
Investigators have released an initial report about the plane crash that happened between Mendon and Wellsville near the base of the Wellsville Mountains south of State Road 23.
According to National Transportation Safety Board federal investigators, the Cessna 152 took off at approximately 8:30 a.m. from the Logan Cache Airport that day. The airplane maneuvered in the area for about 30 minutes prior to the crash. Surveillance video footage of the accident sequence was located and showed the airplane in a “fully developed spin” prior to impact.
Blake Shumway was identified as the flight instructor and Michael Carpenter was identified as the aviation student.
Utah State University officials said Shumway was a certified flight instructor and worked for USU Aviation since September 2021. Carpenter was majoring in aviation technology/professional pilot and was scheduled to graduate in fall 2022.
