# Accident 19790426007949A: Piper PA28161, Point Pleasant, WV, April 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Point Pleasant, WV
- Airport: Mason Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9146° N, 82.0986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MASON COUNTY (3I2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9146&lon=-82.0986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3028E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3028E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DIJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426007949A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 IAD79DIJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ04), Apr 26, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N3028E), Point Pleasant, WV, 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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