# NTSB DEN75AD008: Cessna 172, N5114A, Parowan, UT, August 31, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1974
- Place: Parowan, UT · PAROWAN, UT
- Location: 37.8334° N, 112.8298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parowan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8334&lon=-112.8298&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134368
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2581  74/8/31    PAROWAN,UT          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 53 TOTAL
        TIME - 1519                    N5114A              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAROWAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      87
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          220                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALT 9000FT. NOSE HI ATTITUDE TO STALL 350 FT L OF RWY. GUSTING TO 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5114A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5114A-1974-11-08), registration cancelled 1974-11-08, S/N 28114 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Parowan

## 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 19740831032129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740831032129A), Aug 31, 1974: Cessna 172, Parowan, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Density alt 9000FT. Nose hi attitude to stall 350 ft l of rwy. Gusting to 25K.

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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