# NTSB DEN66F0293: Cessna 172, N2590Y, Sandy, UT, April 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1966
- Place: Sandy, UT · SANDY, UT
- Location: 40.5717° N, 111.8499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5717&lon=-111.8499&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0293
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0293

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0930   66/4/3    SANDY UT            CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 260
        TIME - 1200                    N2590Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALTA AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          240                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSWIND OF 10 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2590Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2590Y-1972-11-22), registration cancelled 1972-11-22, S/N 17249890 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alta Airpark

## Other investigations on N2590Y (2)

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 DEN69F0033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0033), Jul 8, 1968: Cessna 172 (N2590Y), Salt Lake City, UT, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2852](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2852), Jul 16, 1964: Cessna 172 (N2590Y), Salt Lake City, UT, 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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