# NTSB DEN68D0278: Piper PA-28, N9250W, Delta, UT, June 1, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1968
- Place: Delta, UT · DELTA, UT
- Location: 39.3732° N, 112.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3732&lon=-112.5245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68D0278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0278

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1510   68/6/1    DELTA,UT            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 24 TOTAL
        TIME - 2215                    N9250W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELTA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- UNLIGHTED ARPT.UNAUTHORIZED NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9250W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9250W-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 28-10921 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Delta

## Other investigations on N9250W (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 OAK73AP030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP030), Mar 25, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N9250W), Livermore, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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