# NTSB DEN81FA044: Cessna 172, N6417B, Price, UT, June 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1981
- Place: Price, UT · PRICE, UT
- Location: 39.6040° N, 110.8004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Price, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6040&lon=-110.8004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2486  81/6/23  NR.PRICE,UT           CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 935
        TIME - 1500                    N6417B              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PETER'S POINT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PRICE,UT                     VERNAL,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ARCING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- L MAG INOP,CONDENSER MOUNT SCREW & WASHER FD NEXT TO POINTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6417B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6417B-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 29617, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Peter'S Point

## 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 19810623041079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810623041079A), Jun 23, 1981: Cessna 172, Price, UT, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. No preflite or engine warmed prior to takeoff. High density altitude, hit wires, bad mag.

## Other investigations on N6417B (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 MIA66D0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0040), Jun 18, 1965: Cessna 172 (N6417B), Wayside, MS, 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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