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Piper PA28R N222TC

29 December 1978 · Ruby's Inn, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 December 1978 at about 17:01 local time, a Piper PA28R registered N222TC was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Ruby's Inn, Utah, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:01
Classification
Accident
Location
Ruby's Inn, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
Bryce Canyon
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA28R
Registration
N222TC
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Aspen, Co
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-4457

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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

PILOT SAID TURBO WASTE GATE WAS OPEN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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