# Accident 20180913018549A: Piper PA-28-140, Spanish Fork, UT, September 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2018, 14:50 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1450° N, 111.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1450&lon=-111.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7223J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7223J-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA553) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180913018549A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY DURING DEPARTURE OFF RUNWAY 30 AT SPANISH FORK, UT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA553), Sep 13, 2018: Piper PA28 (N7223J), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain the runway heading during takeoff and the flight instructor’s decision to conduct primary flight instruction in an airplane without dual controls.

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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