# NTSB DEN81DTM08: Piper PA-20, N1922A, Morgan, UT, February 1, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1981
- Place: Morgan, UT · MORGAN, UT
- Location: 41.0417° N, 111.6805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0417&lon=-111.6805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127438
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0375   81/2/1    MORGAN,UT           PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N1922A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 22, 2058 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    MORGAN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY CVRD W 10IN OF SNOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1922A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1922A-2015-04-15), registration cancelled 2015-04-15, S/N 20-971, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (registry code 7102010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morgan

## 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 19810201002739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810201002739A), Feb 1, 1981: Piper PA20135, Morgan, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing in deep snow. Aircraft flipped inverted.

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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