# NTSB DEN81FTM04: Piper PA-28, N8021F, Woodland, UT, November 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 21, 1980
- Place: Woodland, UT · WOODLAND, UT
- Location: 40.5838° N, 111.2358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5838&lon=-111.2358&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3155  80/11/21 NR.WOODLAND,UT        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 104
        TIME - 1355                    N8021F              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    VERNAL,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     225
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ATMTD TO FLY UP A CANYON & CROSS SUMMIT.ENCTRD TURBC,ACFT BGN TO SINK.ELEV APRX 9000FT,TEMP UNKN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8021F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8021F-1984-05-30), registration cancelled 1984-05-30, S/N 28-7715254 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19801121074299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801121074299A), Nov 21, 1980: Piper PA28151, Woodland, UT, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed into mountain ridge. Pilot claims downdraft.

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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