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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Grantsville, UT · September 6, 1989

Date
September 6, 1989 · 18:15 local
Place
Grantsville, UT
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7835P
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89FA208
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
1,967 total135 in this make and model95 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.

Flew into box canyon at low altitude. Unable to clear rising terrain. Indicates tried to turn and hit canyon wall.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO BOX CANYON AT LOW ALTITUDE. UNABLE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN. INDICATES TRIED TO TURN AND HIT CANYON WALL.

NTSB investigation

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