19790103000209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA28180 · Bethel, AL · January 3, 1979

Date
January 3, 1979 · 13:00 local
Place
Bethel, AL
Airport
Bethel
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9054J
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAG31
Reported as
Piper PA28180
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
754 total83 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft left landing gear struct top of a hill. Landed without the landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUCT TOP OF A HILL. LANDED WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.