# NTSB DEN66F0231: Cessna 172B, N6849X, Gunlock, UT, February 28, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1966
- Place: Gunlock, UT · GUNLOCK, UT
- Location: 37.2861° N, 113.7633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunlock, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2861&lon=-113.7633&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173860
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0231

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0314  66/2/28    GUNLOCK UT          CESSNA 172B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1980
        TIME - 1745                    N6849X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UNDETERMINED TYPE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL IN FUEL LINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6849X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6849X), registered now, S/N 17247749 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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