# NTSB DEN81FTM39: Piper PA-28, N2910D, Ferron, UT, August 8, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1981
- Place: Ferron, UT · FERRON, UT
- Location: 39.0916° N, 111.1336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ferron, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0916&lon=-111.1336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1982
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3330   81/8/8  NR.FERRON,UT          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 185
        TIME - 0900                    N2910D              PX-  1  1  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTINGTON,UT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        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                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      68
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- SPOTTING WILDLIFE.D/A APPX 10500FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2910D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2910D-1983-06-01), registration cancelled 1983-06-01, S/N 28-7990547, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810808050669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808050669A), Aug 8, 1981: Piper PA28181, Ferrin, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into trees in downdraft in mountainous area. Was flying low to spot wildlife. High density altitude.

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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