# NTSB DEN74DTM07: Cessna 172, N5934A, Green River, UT, August 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1973
- 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: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](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: Mineral Canyon

## 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 19730825033649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730825033649A), Aug 25, 1973: Cessna 172, Green River, UT, Substantial damage. Bush strip covered with knee hi thick weeds. Plt tried to force acft into air. Settled to grnd.

## 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 DEN70D0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0109), Oct 2, 1969: 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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