# NTSB DEN79DTM07: Piper PA28R, N222TC, Ruby'S Inn, UT, December 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 29, 1978
- Place: Ruby'S Inn, UT · RUBY'S INN, UT
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138213
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4457  78/12/29 NR.RUBY'S INN,UT      PIPER PA28R         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 125
        TIME - 1701                    N222TC              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRYCE CANYON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         RUBY'S INN,UT                ASPEN,CO                     GRAND JUCTION,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PILOT SAID TURBO WASTE GATE WAS OPEN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N222TC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bryce Canyon

## 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 19781229041749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781229041749A), Dec 29, 1978: Piper PA28R200, Ruby'S Inn, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot said turbo waste gate was open.

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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