- Date
- August 25, 1973
- Place
- Green River, UT · GREEN RIVER, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5934ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730825033649A
- Case key
- 188893
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3170 73/8/25 NR.GREEN RIVER,UT CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0900 N5934A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 51, 15000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINERAL CANYON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GREEN RIVER,UT GREEN RIVER,UT MINERAL CANYON,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- BUSH STRIP COVERED WITH KNEE HI THICK WEEDS.PLT TRIED TO FORCE ACFT INTO AIR.SETTLED TO GRND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5934A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mineral Canyon
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5934A · 1
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