# Accident 19800119001919A: Piper PA18A, Kelton, UT, January 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1980, 13:15 local time
- Place: Kelton, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7460° N, 113.1064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelton, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7460&lon=-113.1064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3351A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3351A-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 2,640 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119001919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT WHILE HUNTING COYOTES.

## 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 DEN80FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA017), Jan 19, 1980: Piper PA-18 (N3351A), Kelton, VT, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N3351A (1)

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

- [Accident 19740702019789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740702019789A), Jul 2, 1974: Piper PA18A135 (N3351A), Tremonton, UT, Substantial damage. Plt allowed passenger to fly acft into canyon. Acft stalled drg attmptd turn arnd.

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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