# NTSB DEN80FTM29: Piper PA-38, N2453A, Provo, UT, July 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1980
- 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129552
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1922   80/7/3    PROVO,UT            PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 26 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N2453A              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROVO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROVO,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           79                                                       40
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           3                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD RAIN SQUALL AT APCH END OF RWY,RAIN ON WINDSHIELD OBSCD VISION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2453A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2453A-1989-01-11), registration cancelled 1989-01-11, S/N 3878A0697 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Provo 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 19800703023019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703023019A), Jul 3, 1980: Piper PA38112, Provo, UT, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing during rain and windy conditions.

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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