Event DEN85LA162

1985-06-12 DELTA, Utah, United States Airport · DTA None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4760L

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-28-180

Year of manufacture

1967 · 18 years old at event

Engine

LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19670615

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A5D9C7

Registrant of record

SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4760L Piper PA-28-180N None

Factual narrative

THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BY A STUDENT PLT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR ON A LOCAL TNG FLT. DURING LANDING THE SUTDENT PLT DID NOT FLAIR THE ACFT IN TIME, HIT HARD AND BOUNCED. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL, MADE A SOFT LANDING FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING. THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, HOWEVER, THE OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_DEN85LA162.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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