# NTSB DEN76AD022: Cessna 172M, N61895, Beaver, UT, October 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1975
- Place: Beaver, UT · BEAVER, UT
- Location: 38.2759° N, 112.6381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaver, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2759&lon=-112.6381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151338
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4041  75/10/25 NR.BEAVER,UT          CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 33, 600
        TIME - 1215                    N61895              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILFORD,UT                  PARAWAN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OBS IN LOW LVL FLT. HIT PWR LINES 40FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61895](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61895-1976-02-24), registration cancelled 1976-02-24, S/N 17264875 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19751025041359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751025041359A), Oct 25, 1975: Cessna 172M, Beaver, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. OBS in low lvl flt. Hit pwr lines 40FT AGL.

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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