# NTSB DEN71AD011: Piper PA-28, N6490J, Oakley, UT, September 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1970
- Place: Oakley, UT · OAKLEY, UT
- Location: 40.7394° N, 111.2806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakley, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7394&lon=-111.2806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71AD011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1637  70/9/14    OAKLEY,UT           PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1725
        TIME - 1600                    N6490J              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STALLED TRYING TO TURN AROUND IN CANYON. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 10000 FT. ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6490J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6490J-1972-02-28), registration cancelled 1972-02-28, S/N 28-4921, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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