# NTSB DEN72FTM17: Piper PA-28, N8787N, Provo, UT, May 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1972
- Place: Provo, UT · PROVO, UT
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166124
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN72FTM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72FTM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1660  72/5/15    PROVO,UT            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N8787N              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROVO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT THOUGHT FOLLOWING ACFT TOO CLOSE. INTNTL SWERVED OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8787N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Provo

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.

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