# NTSB DEN80FTM21: Piper PA-28, N2138J, Nephi, UT, May 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1980
- Place: Nephi, UT · NEPHI, UT
- Location: 39.7045° N, 111.8335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nephi, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7045&lon=-111.8335&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM21

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1924  80/5/26    NEPHI,UT            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N2138J              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 871 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEPHI MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEPHI,UT                    PROVO,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- ENCTRD TALL GRASS DRG TKOF.LONGER RWY AVBL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2138J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2138J-1991-04-15), registration cancelled 1991-04-15, S/N 287916206 (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: Nephi Muni

## 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 19800526015429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526015429A), May 26, 1980: Piper PA28161, Nephi, UT, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on high altitude grass strip. Encountered tall grass. After liftoff, slowed airplane, hit trees.

## Other investigations on N2138J (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 DEN88FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA037), Dec 15, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N2138J), Draper, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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