# Incident 19781208022949I: Piper PA38112, Fairmontmuni, MN, December 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1978, 14:40 local time
- Place: Fairmontmuni, MN
- Airport: 31
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6479A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6479A-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 34 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781208022949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED CROSSWIND TAKEOFF FROM AN ICY RUNWAY. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ENDED IN SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N6479A (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19871205080789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205080789I), Dec 5, 1987: Piper PA38112 (N6479A), Slayton, MN, Minor damage. Aborted a downwind takeoff. Departed the end of runway, damaging the nose gear and propeller.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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