# NTSB Accident GAA16CA358
> **CESSNA 172** · 2016-07-01 · Bountiful, UT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA358
- **Event ID:** 20160705X75553
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-07-01
- **Location:** Bountiful, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40, -111.839996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N52071
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to fly into a canyon without sufficient room to reverse course if necessary, which resulted in an emergency landing, loss of directional control, collision with terrain, and a post-crash fire.

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