# Accident 19790109000549A: Piper PA28R200, Memphis, IN, January 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1979, 18:41 local time
- Place: Memphis, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4939° N, 85.7670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4939&lon=-85.7670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1885F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1885F-2011-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,760 total, 0 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/19790109000549A

## Narrative

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

ATC ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND VFR RATED PILOT THROUGH OVERCAST.PILOT LOST CONTROL.EXCEEDED LOAD LIMITS.WINGS SEPERATED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1885F (1)

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

- [Incident 19780421012819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421012819I), Apr 21, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N1885F), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. During landing roll, the nose gear collapsed. Nose gear down lock broken.

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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