# NTSB DEN66F0230: Piper PA-22, N2604A, Hatch, UT, February 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 16, 1966
- Place: Hatch, UT · HATCH, UT
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173101
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0230
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0230

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0462  66/2/16    HATCH UT            PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1331                    N2604A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HATCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2604A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2604A-1974-07-23), registration cancelled 1974-07-23, S/N 22-885 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hatch

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.

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