# Accident 19850314006869A: Piper PA28236, Logan, UT, March 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1985, 07:30 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Airport: Logan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7205° N, 111.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7205&lon=-111.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8460Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 178 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850314006869A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT TOOK OFF IN LOW IFR CONDITIONS. IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND ON THE AIRPORT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 DEN85FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA096), Mar 14, 1985: Piper PA-28 (N8460Z), Logan, UT, destroyed, 3 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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