# NTSB DEN70A0042: Cessna 177, N2335Y, Monticello, UT, December 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1969
- Place: Monticello, UT · MONTICELLO, UT
- Location: 37.8685° N, 109.3362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8685&lon=-109.3362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149002
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70A0042
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70A0042

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3335  69/12/30   MONTICELLO,UT       CESSNA 177          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 191
        TIME - 0930                    N2335Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LISBON VALLEY,UT            MOAB,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT UP NARROW CANYON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2335Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2335Y-1970-09-02), registration cancelled 1970-09-02, S/N 17700135 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2335Y (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 DEN69D0139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0139), Nov 1, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2335Y), Englewood, CO, 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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