# NTSB DEN78FTM11: Turner T-40, N862HC, Ogden, UT, January 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 29, 1978
- Place: Ogden, UT · OGDEN, UT
- Location: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2284&lon=-111.9681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0236  78/1/29  NR.OGDEN,UT           TURNER T-40         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 1200
        TIME - 1455                    N862HC              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OGDEN,UT                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLT WAS TO DETERMINE STALL SPEEDS FOR THE AIRCRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N862HC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N862HC-1982-10-05), registration cancelled 1982-10-05, S/N 222, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TURNER T-40
- Registry model: [Cunning-Hoggan TURNER T-40A SUPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/cunning-hoggan-turner-t-40a-super) (registry code 0564916) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- 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 19780129002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129002479A), Jan 29, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Ogden, UT, Destroyed. Purpose of flt was to determine stall speeds for the aircraft.

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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