# NTSB DEN69F0033: Cessna 172, N2590Y, Salt Lake City, UT, July 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1968
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69F0033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1910   68/7/8    SALT LAKE CITY,UT   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 408
        TIME - 1640                    N2590Y              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - UTAH CENTRAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FOUND APPROX 5 DEG NOSE DOWN.
```

## 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: Utah Central

## 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 DEN66F0293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0293), Apr 3, 1966: Cessna 172 (N2590Y), Sandy, 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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