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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Fairview, UT · August 21, 1979

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Date: August 21, 1979 · 09:40 local
Place: Fairview, UT
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6455J
Reported as: Piper PA28180
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,217 total5,217 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N6455JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-4876 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airplane was over-gross weight & aft of CG. Impacted side of box canyon at a density altitude of 11000 feet.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE WAS OVER-GROSS WEIGHT & AFT OF CG. IMPACTED SIDE OF BOX CANYON AT A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF 11000 FEET.