# Incident 19790122003279I: Piper PA28161, Minneapolis, MN, January 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1979, 11:20 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9746K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9746K-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 15 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/19790122003279I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N9746K (1)

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

- [Accident 19790212002809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002809A), Feb 12, 1979: Piper PA28161 (N9746K), Lindstrom, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine vibration and power loss. Landed in deep snow on frozen lake. No engine defects found.

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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