# Incident 19790421024819I: Piper PA28R201T, Wolfforth, TX, April 21, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1979, 21:10 local time
- Place: Wolfforth, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5088° N, 102.0056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolfforth, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5088&lon=-102.0056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38792, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38792) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 440 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/19790421024819I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MAKING NIGHT LANDING AT UNLIGHTED STRIP HIT WIRES ON FINAL. DIVERTED SAFELY TO LIGHTED AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N38792 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930123013119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930123013119I), Jan 23, 1993: Piper PA28R201T (N38792), Clairemont, TX, Minor damage. Loss of oil pressure. Emergency landing on highway. Tip of retaining ring broke off that holds oil pump gear.

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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