# NTSB DEN71FTM31: Aero Comdr 100, N2947T, Granger, UT, June 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1971
- Place: Granger, UT · GRANGER, UT
- Location: 40.6966° N, 111.9674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Granger, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6966&lon=-111.9674&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162317
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FTM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FTM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2737  71/6/17    GRANGER,UT          AERO COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N2947T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 21ST SOUTH ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FORCED LDG INTO PASTURE,ENG FAILURE.DRAINED TANKS FOR WATER.TKOF AREA ABT 1500FT.ADDL WATER FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2947T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2947T-2019-12-20), registration cancelled 2019-12-20, S/N 071, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: 21st South Arpt

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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