# NTSB DEN76DTM46: Piper PA-22, N5927D, Bullfrog Basin, UT, August 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1976
- Place: Bullfrog Basin, UT · BULLFROG BASIN, UT
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTM46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTM46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2607  76/8/22    BULLFROG BASIN,UT   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 330
        TIME - 2110                    N5927D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 252 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BULLFROG BASIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    BULLFROG BASIN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- CRASHED DURING THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND ON UNLIGHTED STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5927D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5927D-1977-07-12), registration cancelled 1977-07-12, S/N 22-4590 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bullfrog Basin

## 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 19760822027999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822027999A), Aug 22, 1976: Piper PA22150, Bullfrog Basin, UT, Substantial damage. Crashed during third attempt to land on unlighted strip.

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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