# Accident 20251007017899A: Piper PA-24, Provo, UT, October 7, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2025, 18:25 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2940° N, 111.7620° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2940&lon=-111.7620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7946P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7946P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 754 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251007017899A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER FLYING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES, THE ENGINE POPPED AND STARTED TO VIBRATE, THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT SILENT. HE INITIATED A FORCED LANDING TO A LAKESIDE BEACH. DURING LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE STUMP AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION, THE ENGINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT IS BEING SENT FOR ENGINE REMOVAL AND NTSB INSPECTION. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPER AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION BUT AN EXPIRED AIRCRAFT INSPECTION STATUS. THE TRANSPONDER BI-ANNUAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT UNDER 14 CFR 91.413 EXPIRED IN MAY 2025. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE THE CORRECT CERTIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION FOR THE 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 WPR26LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA012), Oct 8, 2025: Piper PA24 (N7946P), Vineyard, UT, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N7946P (1)

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

- [Accident 19890910034309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034309A), Sep 10, 1989: Piper PA24 (N7946P), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. Ran right tank dry on approach to airport on biennial flight review. Crashed short of runway. CFI failed to note.

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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