# NTSB DEN88LA130: Piper J3C-65, N70471, West Jordon, UT, June 15, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 15, 1988, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: West Jordon, 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 11, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 17480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN88LA130
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/17480/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA130

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, taxi - to takeoff
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather evaluation - poor, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N70471](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70471), registered now, S/N 17470 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17470
- Airframe hours: 4400
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bangerter, Clinton D.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, December 10, 1987, 100 hours before
- Departed: U42, SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Destination: U42

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 6,200 total, 50 in this make and model, 6,000 as pilot in command, 100 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 4 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 93 °F

## 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 19880615023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615023079A), Jun 15, 1988: Piper J3C65, Salt Lake City, UT, Substantial damage. Downdraft caused landing in a field just after takeoff. Wind gust overturned aircraft during taxi for takeoff.

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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