# Incident 19901129056719I: Piper PA23, Salt Lake City, UT, November 29, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1990, 14:32 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3182P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3182P-1992-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 22 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901129056719I

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED BY PROPELLER SEAL LEAK. GOT OFF COURSE AND FLEW IN CONTROL AREA WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION

## Other reports on N3182P (2)

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

- [Incident 19910306013619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910306013619I), Mar 6, 1991: Piper PA23 (N3182P), Provo, UT, Minor damage. Gyro failure. ATC advised. Cancelled IFR clearance. Pilot would not explain why he landed off airport.
- [Incident 19891229064079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891229064079I), Dec 29, 1989: Piper PA23 (N3182P), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Landed gear up on closed runway on simulated single engine landing. Tried to go around. Unable to restart engine.

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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