- Date
- March 2, 1970
- Place
- Sunnyside, UT · SUNNYSIDE, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5927YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141279
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0611 70/3/2 SUNNYSIDE,UT PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2870 TIME - 0345 N5927Y PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALT LAKE CITY,UT PRICE,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: COMPASS RECEIVERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MAIL FLT. RECOVERY DATE 6/7/70.PLT TRACKED WITH KNOWN INACCURATE ADF.OVERFLEW STA BELOW ASSGD ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5927Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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