# Accident 19790303003989A: Piper PA28R200, Fergus Falls, MN, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fergus Falls, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2861° N, 96.0758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fergus Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2861&lon=-96.0758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41731, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41731) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,466 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DER30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303003989A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON ICY RUNWAY. INSTRUCTOR TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION TOO LATE.

## 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 MKC79DER30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER30), Mar 3, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N41731), Fergus Falls, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N41731 (3)

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

- [Incident 19901025063079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901025063079I), Oct 25, 1990: Piper PA28235 (N41731), Benton Harbor, MI, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit. Made emergency landing. Insulation on wire ring terminal on pitot heat switch had melted.
- [Incident 19900101004449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900101004449I), Jan 1, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N41731), Brodhead, WI, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Investigation revealed a short circuit in left hand down limit switch.
- [Incident 19820307011749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820307011749I), Mar 7, 1982: Piper PA23 (N41731), Ironwood, MI. Entered control zone without clearance. Unable to carry out instructions. Traffic conflick. Landed below minimums.

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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