DEN67D0276

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Santaquin, UT · April 14, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1967
Place
Santaquin, UT · SANTAQUIN, UT
Injuries
2 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9210JPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117802

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0318  67/4/14  NR.SANTAQUIN,UT       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N9210J              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           25                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO CROSS MOUNTAIN RANGE AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE.PLT UNABL TO REMEMBER FLT DUE AMNESIA

Aircraft

Registration
N9210J
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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