# Accident 19870115081951A: Mooney M20C, Salt Lake City, UT, January 15, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1987, 12:16 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport: Salt Lake City International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6501° N, 112.0096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6501&lon=-112.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6485U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6485U-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (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: MOONEY M20C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,548 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA87MA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870115081951A

## Narrative

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

DUAL FLIGHT ENTERED ASRA WITHOUT A CLEARANCE AND HIT N163SW THAT WAS ON RADAR VECTORS FOR SLC. NOT RADAR IDENTIFIED

## Other aircraft in the event

- N163SW, Swrngn SA226TC: [Accident 19870115081952A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870115081952A)

## 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 DCA87MA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA87MA018), Jan 15, 1987: Mooney M-20C (N6485U), Kearns, UT, destroyed, 10 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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