# Accident 19790107000469A: Piper PA38112, Frankfort, IL, January 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1979, 18:10 local time
- Place: Frankfort, IL
- Airport: Frankfort
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4775° N, 87.8405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Frankfort Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4775&lon=-87.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4445E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4445E-2014-10-09) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 7 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790107000469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY ON NIGHT LANDING. MADE SHALLOW BANK AT LOW ALTITUDE. HIT SNOW BANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI79DEE26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE26), Jan 7, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N4445E), Frankfort, IL, substantial damage

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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