# NTSB DEN70F0094: Cessna 177, N29515, Bryce Canyon, UT, September 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1969
- Place: Bryce Canyon, UT · BRYCE CANYON, UT
- Location: 37.6283° N, 112.1677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryce Canyon, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6283&lon=-112.1677&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151726
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70F0094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70F0094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4105  69/9/21    BRYCE CANYON,UT     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1000
        TIME - 1330                    N29515              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRYCE CANYON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRYCE CANYON,UT             LAS VEGAS,NEV
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        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                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT DECIDED ACFT UN OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN,WAS AFRAID TO ATTEMPT RET TO ARPT.HIT SAGEBRUSH ON LDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29515](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29515-1995-01-30), registration cancelled 1995-01-30, S/N 17700937 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bryce Canyon

## Other investigations on N29515 (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 CHI93LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA083), Jan 30, 1993: Cessna 177 (N29515), Barrington, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION.

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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