# Accident 20170504006729A: Curtis Lund VORTEX, Spanish Fork, UT, May 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1447° N, 111.6669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-111.6669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N514CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N514CL-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Curtis Lund VORTEX (registry code 05633HN, https://openairdocs.org/model/curtis-lund-vortex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CURTIS LUND VORTEX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170504006729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING A NORMAL LANDING TO A RUNWAY BUT FLARED TOO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED HARD AND TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA17CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA259), May 4, 2017: Curtis Lund Vortex (N514CL), Spanish Fork, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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