# Incident 19790214005609I: Piper PA28/, Bluffton, OH, February 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Bluffton, OH
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8922° N, 83.8874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bluffton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8922&lon=-83.8874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9814C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9814C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 100 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/19790214005609I

## Narrative

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

UNFORECAST HEAVY ICING AND WINDSHIELD BECAME COVERED WITH ICE. NO FORWARD VISIBILITY. WINGTIP STRUCK SNOWBANK.

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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