# Accident 19790328005299A: Piper PA34200, Osage Beach, MO, March 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Osage Beach, MO
- Airport: Linn Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1362° N, 92.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osage Beach, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1362&lon=-92.6470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2160N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2160N-2011-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 20 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328005299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT DROPPED IN HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC79FCG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG35), Mar 28, 1979: Piper PA-34 (N2160N), Osage Beach, MO, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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