# NTSB DEN70D0104: Piper PA-28, N6331J, Grantsville, UT, October 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 3, 1969
- Place: Grantsville, UT · GRANTSVILLE, UT
- Location: 40.5999° N, 112.4644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantsville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5999&lon=-112.4644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70D0104
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70D0104

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4129   69/10/3   GRANTSVILLE,UT      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1430                    N6331J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,CALIF              SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASH LANDED ON HIGHWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6331J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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