# Accident 19950616046179A: Cessna 175A, Moab, UT, June 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1995, 22:00 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Airport: Canyonlands Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OTCA
- Location: 38.5294° N, 109.5491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5294&lon=-109.5491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6970E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6970E-1997-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175A (registry code 2072504, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,671 total, 59 in this make and model, 67 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950616046179A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED GROUND BEHIND A RIDGE WHILE CIRCLING UNLIGHTED AIRPORT. NO ANOMALIES. PILOT FATIGUE FACTOR INDICATED.

## 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 SEA95FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA120), Jun 17, 1995: Cessna 175A (N6970E), Moab, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE IN THE VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) TRAFFIC PATTERN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW DISPATCH PROCEDURES, THE DARK NIGHT…

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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