# Incident 19790419024229I: Piper PA28/, Arcadia, FL, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Arcadia, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2212° N, 81.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcadia, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2212&lon=-81.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36472, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36472-1989-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 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/19790419024229I

## Narrative

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

GEAR SHEARED OFF BY HITTING TREE STUMP DURING TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE FIELD.

## Other reports on N36472 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880622022719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880622022719A), Jun 22, 1988: Piper PA28R201 (N36472), Noblesville, IN, Substantial damage. Reported aircraft failed to climb on takeoff. Hit tree landing off airport. Over gross wt. Post engine check normal.

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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