# Accident 19790228003829A: Piper PA31, Clinton, IA, February 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1979, 22:35 local time
- Place: Clinton, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8445° N, 90.1887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clinton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8445&lon=-90.1887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9170Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9170Y-2013-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228003829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF AT NIGHT IN HEAVY RAIN FROM AN UNLIGHTED RWY. AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE GROUND AFTER RETRACTING GEAR.

## 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 MKC79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA020), Feb 28, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N9170Y), Clinton, IA, 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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