# Accident 19790226003699A: Piper PA28R200, Winona, MN, February 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1979, 18:22 local time
- Place: Winona, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0513° N, 91.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winona, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0513&lon=-91.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4363F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4363F-2019-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FER27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226003699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN FARM FIELD. SNOW DEPTH 18 INCHES.

## 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 MKC79FER27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER27), Feb 26, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4363F), Winona, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4363F (1)

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

- [Accident 20180428004249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180428004249A), Apr 28, 2018: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4363F), Gainsville, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On April 28, 2018, about 1711 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N4363F, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing to highway 369 near…

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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