- Date
- January 24, 1977
- Place
- Moab, UT · MOAB, UT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N4171FCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770124007519A
- Case key
- 157570
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0528 77/1/24 NR.MOAB,UT CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 17, 14 TOTAL TIME - 0215 N4171F PX- 1 0 0 OTHER HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANYONLANDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MOAB,UT UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- NO KEY FOUND IN IGNITION. PILOT'S BLOOD CONTAINED DIAZEPAM AND N-DESMETHYL DIAZPAM,WHICH IS VALIUM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4171F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Canyonlands
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.