# Accident 19730825033649A: Cessna 172, Green River, UT, August 25, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1973
- Place: Green River, UT
- Airport: Mineral Canyon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.9935° N, 110.1695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green River, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9935&lon=-110.1695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5934A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5934A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825033649A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BUSH STRIP COVERED WITH KNEE HI THICK WEEDS.PLT TRIED TO FORCE ACFT INTO AIR.SETTLED TO GRND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN74DTM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTM07), Aug 25, 1973: Cessna 172 (N5934A), Green River, UT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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