# NTSB DEN79FTM14: Piper PA-22, N8702C, Panguitch, UT, May 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1979
- Place: Panguitch, UT · PANGUITCH, UT
- Location: 37.8229° N, 112.4342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Panguitch, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8229&lon=-112.4342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1515  79/5/18    PANGUITCH,UT        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 46 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N8702C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PANGUITCH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KANAB,UT                    PROVO,UT                     PANGUITCH,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- INDUCTION TUBE LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8702C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8702C-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 22-1350, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Panguitch Muni

## 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 19790518015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790518015109A), May 18, 1979: Piper PA22135, Panguitch, UT, Substantial damage. Student pilot experienced power loss & attempted emergency landing on airport. Crashed during downwind landing.

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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