# NTSB DEN74FTM05: Howard, Dee DGA15J, N67425, Richfield, UT, September 1, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1973
- Place: Richfield, UT · RICHFIELD, UT
- Location: 38.7612° N, 112.0929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richfield, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7612&lon=-112.0929&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2958   73/9/1    RICHFIELD,UT        HOWARD, DEE DGA15J  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 687
        TIME - 1215                    N67425              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHFIELD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STEAMBOAT SPGS,COLO         CORONA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 30K. ACFT HIT DRAINAGE DITCH AND ROCK PILE. L LDG GR TORN OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N67425](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67425-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 1744, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD, DEE DGA15J
- Registry model: [Howard DGA-15P](https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (registry code 4690506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Richfield Muni

## 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 19730901029339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730901029339A), Sep 1, 1973: Jbmstr DGA15P, Richfield, UT, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 30K. Acft hit drainage ditch and rock pile. L ldg gr torn off

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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