# Accident 19790427022829A: Piper PA24250, Snowflake, AZ, April 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Snowflake, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5134° N, 110.0784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Snowflake, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5134&lon=-110.0784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5694P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5694P-1983-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 423 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA04B](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA04B) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427022829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LOST AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD. STRUCK A WIRE.

## 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 LAX79FA04B](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA04B), Apr 27, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N5694P), Snowflake, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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