# NTSB DEN80FTM01: Cessna 172N, N734UD, West Jordan, UT, October 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1980
- Place: West Jordan, UT · WEST JORDAN, UT
- Location: 40.6097° N, 111.9391° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Jordan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6097&lon=-111.9391&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2844   80/10/2   WEST JORDAN,UT      CESSNA 172N         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 2105                    N734UD              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE 2
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST JORDAN,UT              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N734UD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734UD-2001-09-17), registration cancelled 2001-09-17, S/N 17269117 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Salt Lake 2

## 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 19801002045649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002045649A), Oct 2, 1980: Cessna 172N, West Jordon, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control during landing causing substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N734UD (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN00FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA149), Aug 13, 2000: Cessna 172N (N734UD), Kamas, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight decision to enter a valley at low altitude and attempt a climb towards rising terrain. A factor was exceeding the airplane's climb performance.

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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