# NTSB DEN81FA054: Piper PA-34, N15817, Price, UT, July 28, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1981
- Place: Price, UT · PRICE, UT
- Location: 39.6040° N, 110.8004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Price, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6040&lon=-110.8004&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3653  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15817-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N 34-7350096, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Carbon County

## 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 19810728046079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810728046079A), Jul 28, 1981: Piper PA34200, Price, UT, Destroyed. Aircraft found demolished near airport. Density altitude and takeoff without using turbo boost may be a factor.

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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