# NTSB DEN75AD034: Cessna 150K, N6359G, Tremonton, UT, December 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1974
- Place: Tremonton, UT · TREMONTON, UT
- Location: 41.7170° N, 112.1873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tremonton, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7170&lon=-112.1873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4189  74/12/20 NR.TREMONTON,UT       CESSNA 150K         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 277
        TIME - 1500                    N6359G              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    IDAHO FALLS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          SLEET, SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- VFR NOT RCMDED DURING THREE WX BRIEFS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6359G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6359G-1975-03-27), registration cancelled 1975-03-27, S/N 15071859 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150K
- Registry model: [Cessna 150K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150k) (registry code 2071822) (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 19741220043699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741220043699A), Dec 20, 1974: Cessna 150K, Tremonton, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR not rcmded during three wx briefs.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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