# NTSB DEN69A0009: Cessna 172E, N3024U, Kamas, UT, August 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1968
- Place: Kamas, UT · KAMAS, UT
- Location: 40.6563° N, 111.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kamas, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6563&lon=-111.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69A0009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69A0009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4601  68/8/20    KAMAS,UT            CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 175
        TIME - 1505                    N3024U              PX-  1  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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                                                      40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       25
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FLT AT LOW ALT ON LEE SIDE OF MT RIDGE.PLT REPORTED LOSS OF ALT AT RATE OF 1200 FT PER MIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3024U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3024U-1972-11-22), registration cancelled 1972-11-22, S/N 17250624 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N3024U (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 MKC67F0438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0438), Jan 28, 1967: Cessna 172 (N3024U), Blaine, MN, 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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