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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Zapata, TX · February 24, 1979

Date
February 24, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place
Zapata, TX
Airport
Zapata
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54388
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79DA055
Reported as
Piper PA28151
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
453 total421 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck car on final approach to landings.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK CAR ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.