# Accident 19810409015819A: Lkheed P38CAF, Salt Lake City, UT, April 9, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1981, 12:08 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N6961, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6961-2013-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed P-38L-5 (registry code 5260207, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison V1710 series (registry code 03001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED P38CAF
- Reported engine: PCKARD V1650*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 49 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409015819A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON RIGHT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. ROLLED OVER, STALLED. FOUND CARB AIR INTAKE PARTIALLY BLOCKED. WATER IN FUEL

## 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 DEN81FTM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM15), Apr 9, 1981: Lockheed P-38 (N6961), 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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