# Accident 20000812011679A: Cessna 172, Kamas, UT, August 12, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2000, 20:20 local time
- Place: Kamas, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6201° N, 111.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6201&lon=-111.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734UD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734UD-2001-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000812011679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 12, 2000, AT APPROX. 2020 MDT, A CESSNA 172N, N734UD, OPERATED BY VALLEY FLIERS, OF BOUNTIFUL, UT AND FLOWN BY COMMERCIAL PILOT ERIC CEDILLO WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING CLIMB 14 MILES EAST OF KAMAS, UT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND HIS PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91.

## 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 DEN00FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA149), Aug 13, 2000: Cessna 172N (N734UD), Kamas, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight decision to enter a valley at low altitude and attempt a climb towards rising terrain. A factor was exceeding the airplane's climb performance.

## Other reports on N734UD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801002045649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002045649A), Oct 2, 1980: Cessna 172N (N734UD), West Jordon, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during landing causing 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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