# NTSB DEN76AD061: Piper PA-30, N7591Y, Kings Peak, UT, August 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1976
- Place: Kings Peak, UT · KINGS PEAK, UT
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155759
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2969   76/8/1  NR.KINGS PEAK,UT      PIPER PA-30         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3220
        TIME - 1300                    N7591Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,WY                  PHOENIX,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT HAD HISTORY OF GOING TO SLEEP WITH AUTOPILOT ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7591Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7591Y-1977-07-18), registration cancelled 1977-07-18, S/N 30-659 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760801034889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801034889A), Aug 1, 1976: Piper PA30, Kings Peak, UT, Destroyed. Plt had history of going to sleep with autopilot on.

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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