# Accident 19770930039489A: Piper PA32RT300, Cedar Fort, UT, September 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1977
- Place: Cedar Fort, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.3417° N, 112.1088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Fort, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3417&lon=-112.1088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5400F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5400F-2012-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 378 total, 54 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770930039489A

## Narrative

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

ABT 300LBS OVR MAX GWT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.RECOVERY DATE 10/7/77.

## 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 DEN78FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA002), Sep 30, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N5400F), Cedar Fort, UT, substantial damage, 7 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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