# NTSB DEN75FTM09: Piper PA-28, N7322J, Bountiful, UT, January 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 4, 1975
- Place: Bountiful, UT · BOUNTIFUL, UT
- Location: 40.8725° N, 111.8612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bountiful, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8725&lon=-111.8612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTM09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTM09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0152   75/1/4    BOUNTIFUL,UT        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 189
        TIME - 0950                    N7322J              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOUNTIFUL,UT                CEDAR CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      36
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          310                                                       26
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- FRONTAL PASSAGE AT TAKEOFF.ICE FOUND ON AIRFRAME.GUSTING TO 50K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7322J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7322J-2012-09-06), registration cancelled 2012-09-06, S/N 28-24674, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Skypark

## 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 19750104000319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750104000319A), Jan 4, 1975: Amtr 7108041, Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. Frontal passage at takeoff. Ice found on airframe. Gusting to 50K

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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