# NTSB DEN71FXT12: Piper PA-30, N8792Y, Salt Lake City, UT, October 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FXT12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXT12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4002  70/10/13   SALT LAKE CITY,UT   PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 12528
        TIME - 1619                    N8792Y              PX-  0  0  1  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 852 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROOSEVELT,UT                SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8792Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salt Lake Intl

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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