# NTSB UNK65X0365: Piper PA-18, N5031K, Dugway, UT, October 21, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1964
- Place: Dugway, UT · DUGWAY, UT
- Location: 40.2307° N, 112.7541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dugway, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2307&lon=-112.7541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181767
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0365
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0365

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0742  64/10/21   DUGWAY UTAH         PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N5031K              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 42, 1567 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            259 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           71                                                      320
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           3                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/22/64
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5031K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5031K-1964-12-10), registration cancelled 1964-12-10, S/N 18884 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- Registry model: [Piper L-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-21a) (registry code 7101814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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