Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-34-220T N2431Q

11 August 1987 · Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 August 1987 at about 19:40 local time, a Piper PA-34-220T registered N2431Q, operated by J-Air, Inc, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
Salt Lake City Int'l (SLC)
Coordinates
40.6999, -111.9401
Aircraft
Piper PA-34-220T
Registration
N2431Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
J-Air, Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Cortez → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN87LA215

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE PILOT STATED THE TOUCHDOWN SEEMED NORMAL BUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE, THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR STEERING ROLLER HAD BECOME DISLODGED AND PREVENTED PROPER TRACKING OF THE NOSE WHEEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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no coordinates
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