# Accident 19751017039152A: Piper PA24400, Richfield, UT, October 17, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1975
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Airport: Richfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.7341° N, 112.1016° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHFIELD MUNI (RIF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7341&lon=-112.1016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,286 total, 636 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76AL025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017039152A

## Narrative

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

PA-24 ON EXTENDED X-WIND LEG. C-182 ENTERED DOWNWIND LEG IMPROPERLY. BOTH PLTS IN RADIO CTC.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N14MD, Cessna 182E: [Accident 19751017039151A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751017039151A)

## 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 LAX76AL025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL025), Oct 17, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N400E), Richfield, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N400E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870711041659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711041659I), Jul 11, 1987: Piper PA24400 (N400E), Truth Or Conseq, NM, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear in pattern while determining active runway. Failed to extend gear again for landing.

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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