# NTSB DEN78FTM12: Piper PA-28, N47865, Provo, UT, February 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1978
- 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: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FTM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTM12

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0355  78/2/12    PROVO,UT            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1345                    N502FL              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      30, 4930 TOTAL HOURS, 85
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROVO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0355  78/2/12    PROVO,UT            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 22, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1345                    N47865              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROVO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N47865](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47865-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 28-7816148 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Provo Muni

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N502FL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N502FL), registered now, S/N 28-7125321, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Provo Muni

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780212002551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212002551A), Feb 12, 1978: Piper PA28160, Provo, UT, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19780212002552A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212002552A), Feb 12, 1978: Piper PA28140, Provo, UT, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N47865 (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 DEN81FTM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM13), Mar 26, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N47865), Alton, UT, destroyed

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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