# NTSB DEN74FTM09: Cessna 172D, N2651U, West Jordan, UT, December 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1973
- Place: West Jordan, UT · WEST JORDAN, UT
- Location: 40.6097° N, 111.9391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Jordan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6097&lon=-111.9391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187674
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3595  73/12/19   WEST JORDAN,UT      CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2508
        TIME - 1400                    N2651U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE NR.2
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKO,NEV                    WEST JORDAN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- NOSE GR SCISSORS HINGE BOLT MISSING.ACFT HAD 100 HR INSPECTION PREVIOUS DAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2651U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2651U-2009-07-15), registration cancelled 2009-07-15, S/N 17250251, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (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: Salt Lake Nr.2

## 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 19731219039079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731219039079A), Dec 19, 1973: Cessna 172D, West Jordan, UT, Substantial damage. Nose gr scissors hinge bolt missing. Acft had 100 hr inspection previous day.

## Other investigations on N2651U (2)

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 OAK79FXQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ24), Jul 14, 1979: Cessna 172D (N2651U), Reno, NV, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0416), Jan 3, 1968: Cessna 172D (N2651U), Chadron, NE, 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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