# NTSB DEN73FTM04: Cessna 190, N4318N, Grouse Creek, UT, August 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1972
- Place: Grouse Creek, UT · GROUSE CREEK, UT
- Location: 41.7094° N, 113.8833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grouse Creek, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7094&lon=-113.8833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167946
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3026  72/8/17    GROUSE CREEK,UT     CESSNA 190          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1969
        TIME - 1230                    N4318N              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROUSE CREEK,UT             LUCIN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT CAB OF PICKUP ON HIWAY.                     AB OF PICKUP TRUCK MOVG ON HWY.ACFT CRSHD ON HWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4318N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4318N), registered now, S/N 7092, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Registry model: [Cessna 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (registry code 2072902) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lucin

## Other investigations on N4318N (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 DEN80FTM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM27), Jun 28, 1980: Cessna 190 (N4318N), St George, 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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