# NTSB DEN76FTM21: Piper PA-32, N4174R, Logan, UT, March 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 9, 1976
- Place: Logan, UT · LOGAN, UT
- Location: 41.7401° N, 111.8438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Logan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7401&lon=-111.8438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76FTM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0854   76/3/9    LOGAN,UT            PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 567
        TIME - 2153                    N4174R              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOGAN-CACHE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    LOGAN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT LOST REFERENCE WHEN SNOW WINDROWS OBSCURED RWY LTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4174R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4174R), registered now, S/N 32-40508, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Logan-Cache

## 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 19760309007759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760309007759A), Mar 9, 1976: Piper PA32300, Logan, UT, Substantial damage. Plt lost reference when snow windrows obscured rwy lts.

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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