# Accident 19790414008629A: Piper PA44180, Ft Myers, FL, April 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1979, 10:40 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Useppa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2089K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2089K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,108 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414008629A

## Narrative

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

WING TIP STRUCK BUSH ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON TURF STRIP WITH A DOG LEG AT APPROACH END.GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 MIA79DLD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD58), Apr 14, 1979: Piper PA-44 (N2089K), Useppa Island, FL, 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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