# Incident 19790501012519I: Piper PA28/, Tallahassee, FL, May 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1979
- Place: Tallahassee, FL
- Airport: Com
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4383° N, 84.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tallahassee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-84.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44764, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44764) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790501012519I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING STRUCK PINE TREE ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED ON RUNWAY. LIGHT GUSTY WIND PRESENT.

## 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 MIA79DLA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA36), May 1, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N44764), Tallahassee, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44764 (1)

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

- [Incident 20251013017799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251013017799I), Oct 13, 2025: Piper PA-28-180 (N44764), Delta, UT, Minor damage. The aircraft was approaching runway 17 at Delta Utah (kdta) when it struck birds. The aircraft received minor damage to the left wing.

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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