# Accident 19790303005589A: Piper PA22, Bisbee, AZ, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bisbee, AZ
- Airport: Bisbee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3689° N, 109.8836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISBEE MUNI (P04), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3689&lon=-109.8836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4335A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4335A-1982-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 69 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303005589A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED AIRPLANE TO DRIFT OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY DURING LEVEL OFF. LANDED ON SHOULDER. NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX79DUJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ53), Mar 3, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N4335A), Bisbee, 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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