# NTSB DEN75DTM04: Piper PA-28, N4093, Orangeville, UT, July 24, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1974
- Place: Orangeville, UT · ORANGEVILLE, UT
- Location: 39.2308° N, 111.0592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orangeville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2308&lon=-111.0592&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 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136650
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3070  74/7/24    ORANGEVILLE,UT      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 125
        TIME - 0630                    N4093               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  ORANGEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    ORANGEVILLE,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT PULLED FLAP CNTRL INSTEAD OF BRAKE CNTRL.SWERVED OFF RNY HIT ROCKS.HAD CKOUT PREV DAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4093 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Orangeville

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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