# Accident 19790220007359A: Piper PA32RT300, Phoenix, AZ, February 20, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Vall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31973, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31973-1982-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,113 total, 62 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220007359A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL. AIRPLANE RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

## 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 LAX79FUJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ48), Feb 20, 1979: Piper PA32RT (N31973), Phoenix, AZ, 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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