# Accident 19790429008209A: Piper PA24260, La Paz, BL, April 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: La Paz, BL
- Airport: Rancho B Vista
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9172P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9172P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 16 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429008209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED SHORT ON OVERRUN OF DIRT STRIP. .THE ROUGH GROUND SHEARED OFF THE AIRPLANES LANDING GEAR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9172P (2)

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

- [Incident 19811129082791I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811129082791I), Nov 29, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N9172P), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Za zg pilot noted engine noise and vibration and landed. Engine seized when rotated 360 degrees. Cause to be found.
- [Accident 19740116000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740116000259A), Jan 16, 1974: Piper PA24260 (N9172P), Quihi, TX, Destroyed. Complete power loss at nite. Attempted power off landing on road. Plt said r main read 1/2 full.

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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