# NTSB DEN65F0024: Cessna 170A, N9086A, Huntington, UT, March 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1965
- Place: Huntington, UT · HUNTINGTON, UT
- Location: 39.3301° N, 110.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3301&lon=-110.9628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN65F0024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65F0024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0349  65/3/14    HUNTINGTON UT       CESSNA 170A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 239
        TIME - 1530                    N9086A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF MADE FROM GRAVEL ROAD TOWARD HIGH RIDGES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9086A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9086A), registered now, S/N 18845, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9086A (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 DEN90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA136), Jun 18, 1990: Cessna 170A (N9086A), Salina, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: POWER LOSS AS A RESULT OF WATER CONTAMINATED FUEL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION BY THE PILOT, AND ROUGH TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE GROUND RUN, FOLLOWING…

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.

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