# NTSB DEN81FTM38: Cessna 172, N64518, Spring City, UT, August 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1981
- Place: Spring City, UT · SPRING CITY, UT
- Location: 39.4796° N, 111.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4796&lon=-111.4913&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123910
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2488  81/8/16    SPRING CITY,UT      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N64518              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EPHRAIM MANIT,CANADA        SPRING CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        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                                                      75
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- D/A APPROX 9700FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N64518](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64518-1982-07-30), registration cancelled 1982-07-30, S/N 172-65275 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (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 19810816053289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816053289A), Aug 16, 1981: Tcraft BC12D, Spring City, UT, Destroyed. Aircraft entered area of rising terrain, when pilot attempted 180 degree turn a stall and crash occurred.

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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