- Date
- April 9, 1981
- Place
- Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6961Lockheed P-38
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810409015819A
- Case key
- 126625
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3254 81/4/9 SALT LAKE CITY,UT LOCKHEED P-38 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1208 N6961 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 36, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 49 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALT LAKE CITY,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RUBBERIZED FABRIC 37INS LONG X 5IN WIDE FD LODGED IN FLAME ARRESTER SCREEN OF R CARB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6961
- Reported as
- Lockheed P-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Salt Lake City
N6961Registration cancelled Jun 5, 2013 · Lockheed P-38L-5Airframe modelLockheed P-38L-5Engine modelAllison V1710 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.