# Accident 19790419006979A: Piper PA28161, Pingree, ND, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 09:10 local time
- Place: Pingree, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1638° N, 98.9086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pingree, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1638&lon=-98.9086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4090Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4090Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 293 total, 231 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419006979A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT PROCEEDED INTO IFR CONDITIONS. MADE LANDING ON ROAD. VEERED OFF ROAD INTO DITCH.

## 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 MKC79DTG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DTG05), Apr 19, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4090Q), Pingree, ND, 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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