# NTSB DEN74AD045: Piper PA-22, N8490D, Cedar City, UT, March 23, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Cedar City, UT · CEDAR CITY, UT
- Location: 37.6775° N, 113.0619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6775&lon=-113.0619&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD045
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD045

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0657  74/3/23    CEDAR CITY,UT       PIPER PA-22         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 227
        TIME - 0910                    N8490D              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR CITY,UT               GALLUP,N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- ENTRD NARROW CANYON OVR GWT.UN TO OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.RCVRD 3/24/74.STUDENT PLT R SEAT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8490D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8490D-1974-05-10), registration cancelled 1974-05-10, S/N 22-5717, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740323009039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323009039A), Mar 23, 1974: Piper PA22160, Cedar City, UT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Entrd narrow canyon ovr gwt. Un to outclimb rising terrain. Rcvrd 3/24/74.student plt r seat.

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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