# NTSB DEN77FA022: Cessna 172, N4171F, Moab, UT, January 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1977
- Place: Moab, UT · MOAB, UT
- Location: 38.5701° N, 109.5478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moab, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5701&lon=-109.5478&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0528  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4171F-1977-06-21), registration cancelled 1977-06-21, S/N 46071, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Canyonlands

## 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 19770124007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770124007519A), Jan 24, 1977: Cessna 172, Moab, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. No key found in ignition. Pilot's blood contained diazepam and n-desmethyl diazpam,which is valium

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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