# NTSB DEN75DTM07: Cessna 170B, N8227A, Morgan, UT, December 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1974
- Place: Morgan, UT · MORGAN, UT
- Location: 41.0417° N, 111.6805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0417&lon=-111.6805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145016
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4067   74/12/7   MORGAN,UT           CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N8227A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGAN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGAN,UT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- PLT INTENDED FAST TAXI TEST,LIFTOFF,AND SETDOWN.ICE AND SNOW ON WINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8227A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8227A), registered now, S/N 25079, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morgan Muni

## 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 19741207041949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741207041949A), Dec 7, 1974: Cessna 170B, Morgan, UT, Substantial damage. Plt intended fast taxi test,liftoff,and setdown. Ice and snow on wings.

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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