# Accident 19760623019719A: Piper PA28140, Hatch, UT, June 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1976
- Place: Hatch, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.6492° N, 112.4349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hatch, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6492&lon=-112.4349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5818U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5818U-1977-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 44 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76DTM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTM37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623019719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED IN OPEN PASTURE.TWO SHEEP KILLED.WIND GUSTS TO 35 KTS.STRONG HEADWIND PROBABLE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN76DTM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTM37), Jun 23, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N5818U), Hatch, UT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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