# Accident 19790305004119A: Piper PA34200T, Brawley, CA, March 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Brawley, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44447, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44447-1994-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 18 in this make and model, 149 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUM07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK BY AUTO WHILE TAXING ON TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING. AUTO DRIVER MISTOOK TAXIWAY FOR ROAD.

## 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 LAX79DUM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUM07), Mar 5, 1979: Piper PA-34 (N44447), Brawley, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44447 (3)

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

- [Accident 19910614022019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910614022019A), Jun 14, 1991: Piper PA34200T (N44447), New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Bounced,porpoised,collapsed a main gear. Lost control and spun around prior stopping.
- [Incident 19910402018039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910402018039I), Apr 2, 1991: Piper PA34200T (N44447), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on a touch and go landing. Found the down-lock bracket had failed.
- [Incident 19870822067419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870822067419I), Aug 22, 1987: Piper PA34200 (N44447), Abbeville, LA, Minor damage. Landed hard damaging right main gear and wing tip. No multi engine rating or night check out in type.

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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