# NTSB Accident DEN04LA123
> **Cessna 172P** · 2004-08-13 · Spanish Fork, UT, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN04LA123
- **Event ID:** 20040817X01232
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-08-13
- **Location:** Spanish Fork, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.198612, -111.350555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 4
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172P
- **Registration:** N6249K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper inflight planning and decision making, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were his intentional low altitude flight and maneuvering, the aircraft's climb performance being exceeded, and the trees.

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