# Accident 19790405006449A: Piper PA28140, Jackson, TX, April 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1979, 21:50 local time
- Place: Jackson, TX
- Airport: Brazoria County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N32242 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 54 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405006449A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING NIGHT LANDINGS. MADE HARD LANDING. NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED..

## 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 FTW79FRA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRA17), Apr 5, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N32242), Lake Jackson, TX, 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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