# Accident 19901130052269A: Piper PA28R180, Salt Lake City, UT, November 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1990, 12:46 local time
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8105° N, 111.9391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8105&lon=-111.9391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4678J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4678J-1991-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 21 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901130052269A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT A WING ON A ISLAND RIDGE. CARTWHEELED AND BURNED. WAS OBSERVED AT 25FT AGL.

## 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 SEA91FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA026), Nov 30, 1990: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4678J), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL BUZZING OF UNINHABITED ISLAND IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE AND HIS MISJUDGING THE TIMING OF A PULL-UP MANEUVER TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN OF A RIDGELINE.

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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