19790527025419A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Moab, UT · May 27, 1979

Date
May 27, 1979 · 12:15 local
Place
Moab, UT
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7098R
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79FA042
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
113 total53 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Attempted go-around from unscheduled landing on dirt road. Unable to clear ridge on climbout.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND FROM UNSCHEDULED LANDING ON DIRT ROAD. UNABLE TO CLEAR RIDGE ON CLIMBOUT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.