# NTSB DEN81FTM35: Cessna 172N, N5097E, Moab, UT, July 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1981
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123591
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3329  81/7/13    MOAB,UT             CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N5097E              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 1653 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANYONLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOAB,UT                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5097E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5097E), registered now, S/N 17271710, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Canyonland

## 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 19810713043649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810713043649A), Jul 13, 1981: Cessna 172N, Moab, UT, Substantial damage. CFI was demonstrating engine out on takeoff. Airplane dropped to runway nose first. Failed to allow for air density

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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