# NTSB DEN76FTM14: Cessna 172M, N9937Q, Monument Vly, UT, January 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1976
- Place: Monument Vly, UT · MONUMENT VLY, UT
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152275
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0213  76/1/13    MONUMENT VLY,UT     CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 726
        TIME - 1200                    N9937Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONUMENT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PRESCOTT,AZ                 RETURN                       MONUMENT VLY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- POWER NOT APPLIED TO RECOVER FROM STALL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9937Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9937Q), registered now, S/N 17265881, built 1975 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Monument Valley

## 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 19760113001189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760113001189A), Jan 13, 1976: Cessna 172M, Monument Vly, UT, Substantial damage. Power not applied to recover from stall

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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