# NTSB DEN70ID054: Boeing 727, N2804W, Salt Lake City, UT, May 7, 1970

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1970
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 48 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70ID054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70ID054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0017   70/5/7    SALT LAKE CITY,UT   BOEING 727          CR-  0  0  7  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1051                    N2804W              PX-  0  0 42                            43, 13000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            320 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CITY
        OPERATOR - WESTERN AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS ANGELES,CALIF           SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ALL BRAKING INEFFECTIVE,ATMTD TURN TO TAXIWAY-SLID.RWY END SLICK DUE PAINTED SURFACE AND LT RAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2804W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 727
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Salt Lake City

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.

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