# Accident 19850612024689A: Piper PA28180, Delta, UT, June 12, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1985, 20:30 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2895° N, 112.5595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2895&lon=-112.5595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4760L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4760L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,924 total, 574 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850612024689A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BOUNCED, INSTRUCTOR MADE 2ND LANDING. LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED. SCISSOR BOLT HAD STRIPPED THREADS, CAME LOOSE.

## 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 DEN85LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA162), Jun 13, 1985: Piper PA-28-180N (N4760L), Delta, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4760L (2)

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

- [Incident 20000419020339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000419020339I), Apr 19, 2000: Piper PA28180 (N4760L), Provo, UT, Minor damage. (-23)Enroute from cedar city, UT, encountered a bird strike (eagle) along the west shoreling of Utah lake at 6500 MSL. The bird entered the aircraft through…
- [Accident 19980822021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822021549A), Aug 22, 1998: Piper PA28180 (N4760L), Hurricane, UT, Substantial damage. Acft ground looped on landing and went into a drainage ditch. (-23) during landing, aircraft ran off runway, stopping 75 feet to the right. Pilot tried to…

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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