# NTSB DEN75AD002: Piper PA-28, Nephi, UT, July 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: July 12, 1974
- Place: Nephi, UT · NEPHI, UT
- Location: 39.7045° N, 111.8335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nephi, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, October 22, 1975
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75AD002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2520  74/7/12  NR.NEPHI,UT           PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N8535W              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 35, 1100 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9/10/75. NO ACFT OR ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND. LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDET REASON.
```

## Sequence of events

- Uncontrolled descent

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8535W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8535W-1975-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- FAA reports: 19740712030749A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712030749A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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