# NTSB DEN79FTC02: Piper PA-28, N7989W, Bountiful, UT, September 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1978
- Place: Bountiful, UT · BOUNTIFUL, UT
- Location: 40.8725° N, 111.8612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bountiful, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8725&lon=-111.8612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FTC02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3380  78/9/12    BOUNTIFUL,UT        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 113
        TIME - 0700                    N7989W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOUNTIFUL,UT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- AC HIT GARBAGE CONTAINER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7989W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7989W), registered now, S/N 28-2046, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Skypark

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Accident 19780912033539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780912033539A), Sep 12, 1978: Piper PA28180, Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. Ac hit garbage container.

## Other investigations on N7989W (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 MIA73DKG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG66), Apr 3, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N7989W), Cornelia, GA, substantial damage

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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