# Incident 19850317011329I: Piper PA28181, Delta, UT, March 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1985, 15:15 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3732° N, 112.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3732&lon=-112.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6135J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6135J-2007-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850317011329I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. RAN OFF RUNWAY COLLAPSING NOSE WHEEL.

## Other reports on N6135J (3)

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

- [Incident 19900331027439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331027439I), Mar 31, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N6135J), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Pilot landed hard and damaged nose gear and propeller.
- [Incident 19890828048969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890828048969I), Aug 28, 1989: Piper PA28181 (N6135J), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Propeller struck ground when crossing a dip while taxiing for takeoff. Took off and returned when felt vibration.
- [Incident 19780227000329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780227000329I), Feb 27, 1978: Piper PA28181 (N6135J), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck snowbank on approach end of runway. Nose gear & prop damaged.

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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