# NTSB DEN79FA029: Piper PA-24, N6914P, Corinne, UT, March 8, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1979
- Place: Corinne, UT · CORINNE, UT
- Location: 41.5515° N, 112.1250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corinne, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5515&lon=-112.1250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA029
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA029

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6914P-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 24-2048 (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 19790308009329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790308009329A), Mar 8, 1979: Piper PA24250, Corinne, UT, Destroyed. Private pilot checking out another private pilot. Stalled and spun to the ground.

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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