# NTSB DEN77FA008: Piper PA-24, N6180P, Grantsville, UT, November 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1976
- Place: Grantsville, UT · GRANTSVILLE, UT
- Location: 40.5999° N, 112.4644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grantsville, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5999&lon=-112.4644&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156245
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FA008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3644   76/11/6 NR.GRANTSVILLE,UT     PIPER PA-24         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 14, 488
        TIME - 1540                    N6180P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 241 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSTON,WY                 SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.212%,CO-PLT 0.200%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6180P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6180P-1977-02-10), registration cancelled 1977-02-10, S/N 24-1282 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (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 19761106039189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761106039189A), Nov 6, 1976: Piper PA24250, Grantsville, UT, Destroyed. Plt blood alcohol lvl 0.212 ,co-plt 0.200 .

## Other investigations on N6180P (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX70D0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0026), Jun 28, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N6180P), Grnd Canyon, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX68F0224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0224), Nov 29, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N6180P), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage

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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