# Accident 19731029041489A: Piper PA28R180, Salt Lake City, UT, October 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1973
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake Cty Int
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3735T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3735T-1974-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 53 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74AD019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731029041489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HVY ICG RPRTD N&S SLC.SW ALL QUADRANTS.FLEW INTO CLOUDS.UN TO COMPLY W ATC INSTRUCTIONS.GUSTS 28K.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN74AD019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD019), Oct 29, 1973: Piper PA-28R (N3735T), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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