# NTSB DEN67D0028: Piper PA-24, N6884P, Coalville, UT, July 2, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1966
- Place: Coalville, UT · COALVILLE, UT
- Location: 40.9074° N, 111.4212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coalville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9074&lon=-111.4212&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170879
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0028
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0028

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1794   66/7/2    COALVILLE UT        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 312
        TIME - 1000                    N6884P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6884P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6884P-1993-10-06), registration cancelled 1993-10-06, S/N 242020 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6884P (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 LAX93FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA185), Apr 24, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N6884P), Twin Peaks, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC, THE RADAR CONTROLLER'S ISSUANCE OF INCORRECT TERRAIN INFORMATION, THE CONTROLLER'S FAILURE TO ISSUE A LOW ALTITUDE SAFETY ALERT, AND THE CONTROLLER'S FAILURE…

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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