# Accident 20040813017119A: Cessna 172P, Uintah Forest, UT, August 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2004, 07:30 local time
- Place: Uintah Forest, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1986° N, 111.3506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1986&lon=-111.3506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6249K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6249K-2018-02-27) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040813017119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. WE HAVE TOO MANY FACTORS REMAINING TO CLOSE THIS INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME. IT WILL TAKE A SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE ALL OF THE RELEVANT FACTS ARE KNOWN. THEREFORE, THIS IS AN INTERIM REPORT.

## 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 DEN04LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA123), Aug 13, 2004: Cessna 172P (N6249K), Spanish Fork, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning and decision making, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were his intentional low altitude flight and maneuvering, the…

## Other reports on N6249K (1)

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

- [Incident 19900720040149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900720040149I), Jul 20, 1990: Cessna 172P (N6249K), Baco Raton, FL, Minor damage. Student made hard crosswind landing. Instructor tried to take over but student remained on controls.

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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