# Accident 19811029073439A: Piper PA28R201T, Provo, UT, October 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1981, 19:26 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2831R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2831R-1982-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 104 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811029073439A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL FLYING IN MOUNTAIN TERRAIN IN A NIGHT SNOWSTORM. PILOT BLOOD TESTED POSITIVE FOR HARD DRUGS.

## 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 DEN82FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA005), Oct 29, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N2831R), Provo, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N2831R (1)

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

- [Incident 19791128045309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791128045309I), Nov 28, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N2831R), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. Automatic landing gear extension override warning indicator did not work, and bulb missing.

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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