# NTSB DEN77FTM04: Cessna 150J, N60605, Kamas, UT, October 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1976
- Place: Kamas, UT · KAMAS, UT
- Location: 40.6563° N, 111.2638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kamas, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6563&lon=-111.2638&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3137   76/10/9 NR.KAMAS,UT           CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1219
        TIME - 1730                    N60605              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 924 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    ROCK SPGS,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN ROCKY STREAM BED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60605](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60605-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 15070439 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (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 19761009031819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761009031819A), Oct 9, 1976: Cessna 150J, Kamas, UT, Substantial damage. Landed in rocky stream bed.

## Other investigations on N60605 (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX73DUQ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUQ42), Jun 28, 1973: Cessna 150 (N60605), Vandnbg Afb, CA, substantial damage

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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