# Accident 20231114017709A: Cessna 172G, Spanish Fork, UT, November 14, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2023, 10:08 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork Airport-Woodhouse
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2234° N, 111.5718° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2234&lon=-111.5718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3971L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3971L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231114017709A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 14, 2023, ABOUT 1008 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A 1966 CESSNA 172G, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR PROVO, UTAH. BOTH PILOTS WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR24FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA035), Nov 14, 2023: Cessna 172G (N3971L), Provo, UT, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a chandelle maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and descent into trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident…

## Other reports on N3971L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920717040499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920717040499I), Jul 17, 1992: Cessna 172G (N3971L), Benton Harbor, MI. Engine failure in flight. Forced landing in soybean field. Aircraft was not registered. No current inspection.
- [Accident 19870108000239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870108000239A), Jan 8, 1987: Cessna 172G (N3971L), Tuskegee, AL, Substantial damage. The engine failed during a touch and go. The aircraft overshot the runway and flipped. Fuel contamintion.

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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