# NTSB DEN80FTM15: Piper PA-28, N4605R, Wendover, UT, April 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1980
- Place: Wendover, UT · WENDOVER, UT
- Location: 40.7240° N, 114.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wendover, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7240&lon=-114.0251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130902
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1343  80/4/26    WENDOVER,UT         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 2100                    N4605R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WENDOVER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           WENDOVER,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4605R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4605R), registered now, S/N 28-21353, built 1966 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wendover

## 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 19800426010309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426010309A), Apr 26, 1980: Piper PA28140, Wendover, UT, Substantial damage. Student pilot carrying passengers attempted night landing on unlighted runway under construction.

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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