# Accident 19790117001019A: Piper PA28140, Abilene, KS, January 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Abilene, KS
- Airport: Abilene
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9041° N, 97.2359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE MUNI (K78), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9041&lon=-97.2359&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1449T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1449T-2018-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117001019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT A PATCH OF DRIFTED SNOW ON TAKEOFF FROM TOUCH AND GO LANDING. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HIT SNOWBANK.

## 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 MKC79DCQ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ10), Jan 17, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N1449T), Abilene, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1449T (4)

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

- [Accident 20000502023469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000502023469A), May 2, 2000: Piper PA28140 (N1449T), Marco Island, FL, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot stated that the approach to land on runway 17 was normal until the airplane was over the numbers, then the airplane abruptly descended and…
- [Incident 19870716065919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716065919I), Jul 16, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N1449T), Haverhill, MA, Minor damage. The engine lost power. During the emergency landing, the aircraft veered off the runway. No malfunctions found.
- [Incident 19860222011859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860222011859I), Feb 22, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N1449T), Minneapolis, KS, Minor damage. Struck tree tops at night during approach to runway. Trees are to be topped or marked with lights by owner.
- [Accident 19730909029689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909029689A), Sep 9, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N1449T), White Mt Lk, AZ, Destroyed. Rwy upslope into rising terrain. Wind vbl gusting to 15K,dens alt about 8000 ft. settled into hill.

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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