Lockheed P-38 N6961
9 April 1981 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 April 1981 at about 12:08 local time, a Lockheed P-38 registered N6961 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Salt Lake City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lockheed P-38
- Registration
- N6961
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3254
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
RUBBERIZED FABRIC 37INS LONG X 5IN WIDE FD LODGED IN FLAME ARRESTER SCREEN OF R CARB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Lockheed P-38 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1971 | Lockheed P-38 | Paris, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1994 | Lockheed P-38 | Breckenridge, Texas, United States | ORR, JOE K. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1965 | Lockheed P-38 | Los Olivos Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |