# Accident 19790414010779A: Piper PA22, Elkhart, IN, April 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1979, 13:50 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Mishawaka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2340P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2340P-1981-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 46 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FET22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414010779A

## Narrative

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

MADE A CROSS WIND LANDING. PILOT STATED A STRONG GUST ROLLED THE AIRPLANE OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## 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 CHI79FET22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET22), Apr 14, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N2340P), Elkhart, IN, 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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