# NTSB DEN78FA035: Piper PA-38, N9360T, Park City, UT, April 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1978
- Place: Park City, UT · PARK CITY, UT
- Location: 40.6572° N, 111.4937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6572&lon=-111.4937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA035
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA035

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3040   78/4/7    PARK CITY,UT        PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1718                    N9360T              PX-  1  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 29, 616 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVANSTON,WY                 SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- T TAIL ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9360T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9360T-1982-03-03), registration cancelled 1982-03-03, S/N 38-78A0068 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780407035499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407035499A), Apr 7, 1978: Piper PA38112, Park City, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. T tail acft.

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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