DEN81FA054

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-34 · Price, UT · July 28, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 28, 1981
Place
Price, UT · PRICE, UT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N15817Piper PA-34
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810728046079A
Case key
123660

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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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3-3653  81/7/28    PRICE,UT            PIPER PA-34         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1500
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N15817              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARBON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRICE,UT                    BROOMFIELD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- FERRY FLT,L ENG NON-TURBO OPN,AFT OTR L ENG REPAIRS FOR EXH LEAK.RTRN TO ARPT,UNKN RSN.FND 7/29/81

Aircraft

Registration
N15817
Reported as
Piper PA-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Carbon County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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