# Accident 20000108012199A: Cessna 172P, Huntsville, UT, January 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2000, 12:38 local time
- Place: Huntsville, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.2793° N, 111.6908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2793&lon=-111.6908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65710, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65710) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000108012199A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A ROAD NEAR HUNTSVILLE, UTAH. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  A SNOW STORM CAUSED A QUICK DETERIORATION OF FLYING CONDITIONS.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD RATHER THAN CONTINUE FLYING IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  DURING THE LAND ROLL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ROAD AND IMPACTED A DITCH.

## 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 DEN00LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA041), Jan 8, 2000: Cessna 172P (N65710), Huntsville, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The snow shower, and the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.

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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