# NTSB DEN68A0037: Piper PA-24, N8158P, Fry Canyon, UT, February 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1968
- Place: Fry Canyon, UT · FRY CANYON, UT
- Location: 37.6311° N, 110.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fry Canyon, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6311&lon=-110.1562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0037
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0037

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1119  68/2/18    FRY CANYON,UT       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1320                    N8158P              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOKAI MINING
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- IMPROPER SHORT FLD TECHNIQUE.NO FLAP T/O FROM UNIMPROVED MARGINAL STRIP.ACFT STRUCK BOULDERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8158P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8158P-1968-04-22), registration cancelled 1968-04-22, S/N 24-3413 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Nokai Mining

## Other investigations on N8158P (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 LAX68D0121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0121), Aug 13, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N8158P), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

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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