# Accident 19790417014499A: Piper PA28180, Lafayette, IN, April 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Aretz
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3661R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3661R-1992-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 1 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEX20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417014499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO MAKE TIMLEY CORRECTION IN ALTITUDE AFTER EXPERIENCING A DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL.

## 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 CHI79DEX20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX20), Apr 17, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N3661R), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3661R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830529021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830529021679A), May 29, 1983: Piper PA28180 (N3661R), Delphi, IN, Substantial damage. Wind caught airplane as it was flaring for landing causing both wing tips to hit ground and nose wheel broke off.

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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