DEN79FA029

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Corinne, UT · March 8, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 8, 1979
Place
Corinne, UT · CORINNE, UT
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6914PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790308009329A
Case key
137013

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0856   79/3/8  NR.CORINNE,UT         PIPER PA-24         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1812                    N6914P              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIGHAM CITY,UT             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- WITNESSES SAW AIRCRAFT SPINNING.

Aircraft

Registration
N6914P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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