# NTSB DEN76DTM13: Cessna 140, N73083, Price, UT, January 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1976
- Place: Price, UT · PRICE, UT
- Location: 39.6040° N, 110.8004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Price, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6040&lon=-110.8004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0214   76/1/7    PRICE,UT            CESSNA 140          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 0820                    N73083              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARBON COUNTY AIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PRICE,UT                    MOUNTAIN HOME,ID             SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID HE REMOVED HEAVY FROST WITH RAG BFOR TKOF. HIT DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73083](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73083-1976-09-20), registration cancelled 1976-09-20, S/N 10299 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carbon County Air

## 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 19760107001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760107001589A), Jan 7, 1976: Cessna 140, Price, UT, Substantial damage. Plt said he removed heavy frost with rag bfor tkof. Hit ditch.

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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