# Accident 19881020046969A: Piper STCPA60, Laketown, UT, October 20, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1988, 15:30 local time
- Place: Laketown, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8101° N, 111.3706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8101&lon=-111.3706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6069U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6069U-1989-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA60
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 12,150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881020046969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS SEEN TO DIVE INTO A LAKE AT A HIGH SPEED. AUTOPSY SHOWS PILOT HAD CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS.

## 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 DEN89FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA020), Oct 20, 1988: Piper PA-60-601P (N6069U), Laketown, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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