# Accident 19790429043379A: Piper PA30, Lake Worth, FL, April 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1979, 08:10 local time
- Place: Lake Worth, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8440Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440Y-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429043379A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE MADE NORMAL TAKEOFF. ROLLED INVERTED AT 20 FT ALT. CRASHED IN TREES. POSSIBLE ENGINE OUT. LOST CONTROL.

## 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 MIA79FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA078), Apr 29, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N8440Y), Lake Worth, FL, destroyed, 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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