# NTSB DEN75FTM05: Piper PA-28, N7511W, Salt Lake City, UT, September 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 8, 1974
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2873   74/9/8    SALT LAKE CITY,UT   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 602
        TIME - 1730                    N7511W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSTON,WYO                SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG OPERATED SATISFACTORILY AFTER ACCIDENT.RELATIVE HUMIDITY NOT REPORTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7511W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7511W-1991-08-22), registration cancelled 1991-08-22, S/N 281427 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salt Lake Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740908031069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908031069A), Sep 8, 1974: Piper PA28180, Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Eng operated satisfactorily after accident. Relative humidity not reported.

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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