# Accident 19790311004559A: Piper PA28161, Delta, UT, March 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3732° N, 112.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3732&lon=-112.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47749 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 12 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790311004559A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK POWER LINES DURING LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT. DAMAGED RUDDER. LANDED. STRAIGHTENED RUDDER, FLEW HOME.

## 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 DEN79FTM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM12), Mar 11, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N47749), Delta, UT, 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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