# NTSB DEN76AD024: Cessna 172M, N13730, Beaver, UT, December 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 6, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151638
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD024
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD024

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3871   75/12/6 NR.BEAVER,UT          CESSNA 172M         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 347
        TIME - 1700                    N13730              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FILLMORE,UT                BEAVER,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 12/7/75. HIT TREES DRG FLT ACROSS MTN SLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13730](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13730-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 17262976, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (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 19751206041499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751206041499A), Dec 6, 1975: Cessna 172M, Beaver, UT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Recovery date 12/7/75. Hit trees drg flt across mtn slope.

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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