# Incident 19790418024199I: Piper PA28140, Owls Head, ME, April 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Owls Head, ME
- Airport: Rockland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0823° N, 69.0573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owls Head, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0823&lon=-69.0573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560FL-2004-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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 PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418024199I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN AFTER TAKEOFF, STRUCK RUNWAY WITH NOSE WHEEL AND PROP. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.

## Other reports on N560FL (1)

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

- [Accident 20030608017589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030608017589A), Jun 8, 2003: Piper PA28140 (N560FL), Aurora, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 8, 2003, about 1900 EDT, a Piper PA-28-140, N560FL, was substantially damaged during the initial climb after takeoff from a Private grass…

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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