# Accident 19790418021989A: Piper PA30, Rich, MS, April 18, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1979
- Place: Rich, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4162° N, 90.4448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rich, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4162&lon=-90.4448&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8758Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 510 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418021989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED GEAR TROUBLE & WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME FIELD. WRECKAGE FOUND 10MILES FROM HOME FIELD.

## 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 MIA79FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA073), Apr 18, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N8758Y), Rich, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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