# Accident 19850817039099A: Cessna 172P, Cedar City, UT, August 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1985, 19:25 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5903° N, 113.1899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5903&lon=-113.1899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54168, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54168-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 21 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039099A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO A BOX CANYON AT DUSK. HIT TREES ON THE CANYON SIDE IN A VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

## 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 DEN85FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA222), Aug 18, 1985: Cessna 172P II (N54168), Cedar City, UT, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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