# NTSB DEN71DTM28: Fournier RF4D, N2188, Park City, UT, May 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1971
- Place: Park City, UT · PARK CITY, UT
- Location: 40.6572° N, 111.4937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6572&lon=-111.4937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161653
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71DTM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DTM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1516   71/5/9    PARK CITY,UT        FOURNIER RF4D       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 781
        TIME - 0740                    N2188               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARK CITY,UT                SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED TKOF FROM PASTURE.UPHILL SLOPE,SOFT AND WET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2188](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2188), registered now, S/N 4051, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOURNIER RF4D
- Registry model: [Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.D](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-fournier-r-f-4-d) (registry code 8451012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rectimo 4AR 1200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rectimo-4ar-1200) (registry code 52314, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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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