# NTSB DEN74FTM01: Piper PA-28, N98087, Cisco, UT, July 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1973
- Place: Cisco, UT · CISCO, UT
- Location: 38.9700° N, 109.3207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cisco, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9700&lon=-109.3207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2748   73/7/7  NR.CISCO,UT           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 189
        TIME - 1045                    N98087              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POCATELLO,ID                GRAND JUNCTION,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROUGH/UNEVEN ROAD.FAILED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AFT ENG FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N98087](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98087-1973-08-14), registration cancelled 1973-08-14, S/N 28-26036 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730707021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707021759A), Jul 7, 1973: Piper PA28R200, Cisco, UT, Substantial damage. Lndd on rough/uneven road. Failed to switch fuel tanks aft eng failure.

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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