# NTSB DEN78FTM14: Piper PA-28, N32188, Brigham City, UT, February 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 22, 1978
- Place: Brigham City, UT · BRIGHAM CITY, UT
- Location: 41.5059° N, 112.0514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brigham City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5059&lon=-112.0514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0237  78/2/22    BRIGHAM CITY,UT     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 263
        TIME - 1710                    N32188              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OGDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIGHAM CITY,UT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO 1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER ARM P/N 74636 FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32188](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32188-1978-05-12), registration cancelled 1978-05-12, S/N 28-7525034 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ogden

## 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 19780222002669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780222002669A), Feb 22, 1978: Piper PA28140, Brigham City, UT, Destroyed. No 1 cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm p/n 74636 failed.

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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