# Accident 19790128001779A: Piper PA22, Defur, OR, January 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Defur, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8276C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8276C-2008-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 94 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128001779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNDERSHOT ON LANDING. HIT 20 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT HAD AN EXPIRED STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 SEA79DYM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM13), Jan 28, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8276C), Dufur, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8276C (3)

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

- [Accident 20050905020709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050905020709A), Sep 5, 2005: Piper PA22 (N8276C), Mc Call, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that the power and acceleration were normal during the takeoff run, however, the aircraft would not climb very well. Pilot stated that he…
- [Incident 19961217042889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961217042889I), Dec 17, 1996: Piper PA22 (N8276C), Arlington, WA, Minor damage. On rollout changed taxiways. Added power. Swerved left. Unable correct left runway. Hit ditch. Folded right gear.
- [Accident 19950402009289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950402009289A), Apr 2, 1995: Piper PA22 (N8276C), Klamath Falls, OR, Substantial damage. Lost directional control when tail came up on intial takeoff roll. Ground looped to left. P factor contributed.

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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