Piper PA-28 N5796U
26 July 1971 · Price, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 26 July 1971 at about 17:45 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N5796U, operated by Dewey Aviation, was involved in an accident during in flight near Price, Utah, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Price, Utah, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N5796U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Dewey Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Salt Lake City, Ut
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1818
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RECOVERY DATE 7/29/71. TRIED TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN. ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WT. DENSITY ALT 11000 FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | Fayetteville F | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Wanaque, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aeromar | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States | Colony Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Grimes, Iowa, United States | DES Moines Fly | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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