# NTSB DEN72AD039: Piper PA-24, N8978P, Jackson, WY, February 29, 1972 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed - Date: February 29, 1972 - Place: Jackson, WY · JACKSON, WY - Location: 43.4719° N, 110.7753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4719&lon=-110.7753&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Fatal - Injuries: 1 fatal - Status: Completed, report September 13, 1972 - Report: Brief approved by the director - NTSB case key (mKey): 165358 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72AD039 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72AD039 ## NTSB brief ``` ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA                                                                F  S M/N     PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0101  72/2/29    JACKSON,WYO         PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 644         TIME - UNK/NR                  N8978P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 639 IN TYPE,                                        DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.         DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION           CODY,WYO                    AMERICAN FALLS,ID         TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION            AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER            COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT         PROBABLE CAUSE(S)            PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING            PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT            PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS            PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT            WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.            WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE         FACTOR(S)            MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT         WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED         WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT         MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED         SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE           OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE           2 MILES OR LESS                                           SNOW, FREEZING RAIN         OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS           FOG                                                      IFR         TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN           NONE         REMARKS- CONT INTO AREA OF SVR ICG & TURB AT HI ALT WO SUPPL OXY.R WING SEPD AT STA 143. RECOVERED 3/18/72. ``` ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8978P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8978P-1972-08-17), registration cancelled 1972-08-17, S/N 24-4436 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24 - Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.