# NTSB DEN80FTM41: Cessna 172, N8076E, Heber, UT, September 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1980
- Place: Heber, UT · HEBER, UT
- Location: 40.5414° N, 111.3879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heber, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5414&lon=-111.3879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128571
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2707  80/9/25  NR.HEBER,UT           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 633
        TIME - 1220                    N8076E              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PETERSON AFB,CO             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      65
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- TKOF GROSS WT APRX 105LBS OVR MAX LMT.UN TO CLB OVR MTN.CRASH ELEV APRX 7800FT MSL,TEMP 65DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8076E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8076E-1983-02-26), registration cancelled 1983-02-26, S/N 17272132 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800925045719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800925045719A), Sep 25, 1980: Cessna 172N, Heber, UT, Substantial damage. Overloaded airplane was unable to outclimb rising terrain, stalled, hit trees and ground, vertical impact.

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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