# NTSB Accident DEN00FA149
> **Cessna 172N** · 2000-08-13 · KAMAS, UT, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN00FA149
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21703
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-08-13
- **Location:** KAMAS, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.620056, -111.150505
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N734UD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper inflight decision to enter a valley at low altitude and attempt a climb towards rising terrain.  A factor was exceeding the airplane's climb performance.

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