# Accident 19790310004479A: Piper PA28140, Altus, OK, March 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Altus, OK
- Airport: Altus
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 34.6571° N, 99.3090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altus, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6571&lon=-99.3090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41454, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41454-2013-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF IN NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. VEERED OFF RWY SETTLED TO GROUND, RAN THROUGH FENCE.

## 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 FTW79FPJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ06), Mar 10, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N41454), Altus, OK, 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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