# NTSB DEN68F0102: Aero Sport PJ-260, N270PJ, Brigham City, UT, September 9, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1967
- Place: Brigham City, UT · BRIGHAM CITY, UT
- Location: 41.5059° N, 112.0514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brigham City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5059&lon=-112.0514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114473
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68F0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68F0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0733   67/9/9    BRIGHAM CITY,UT     AERO SPORT PJ-260   CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 25419
        TIME - 1457                    N270PJ              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRIGHAM CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT SAID ROUGH AIR FROM  PREVIOUS MANEUVER WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING SLOW ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N270PJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270PJ-2012-08-23), registration cancelled 2012-08-23, S/N 2, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO SPORT PJ-260
- Registry model: [Senior Aero Sport PJ260](https://openairdocs.org/model/senior-aero-sport-pj260) (registry code 056010E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-435](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (registry code 41516, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Brigham City

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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