# Accident 19790219003289A: Piper PA30, Bowman, ND, February 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bowman, ND
- Airport: Bowman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1655° N, 103.3007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN RGNL (BWW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1655&lon=-103.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8312Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8312Y-2021-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 300 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219003289A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF. LANDING GEAR DEFECT FOUND. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOWED IN DEEP SNOW.

## 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 MKC79FTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FTG03), Feb 19, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N8312Y), Bowman, ND, substantial damage

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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