# NTSB DEN70D0109: Cessna 172, N5934A, Green River, UT, October 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1969
- Place: Green River, UT · GREEN RIVER, UT
- Location: 38.9935° N, 110.1695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Green River, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9935&lon=-110.1695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0109
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0109

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4083   69/10/2   GREEN RIVER,UT      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 1615                    N5934A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN RIVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN RIVER,UT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5934A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5934A), registered now, S/N 28534, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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
- Airport: Green River

## Other investigations on N5934A (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 DEN74DTM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTM07), Aug 25, 1973: Cessna 172 (N5934A), Green River, 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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