# Accident 19850902042129A: Piper PA34200T, Ogden, UT, September 2, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1985, 12:56 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2110° N, 111.9701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2110&lon=-111.9701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75015, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75015-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 427 total, 193 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850902042129A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL IN TURBULENCE AND RAIN DURING CLIMBOUT. PILOTS IFR COMPETENCE WAS REPORTED MARGINAL BY HIS INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 DEN85FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FA233), Sep 2, 1985: Piper PA-34-200T (N75015), Ogden, UT, destroyed, 4 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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