# Incident 19790524027479I: Piper PA28140, Lubbock, TX, May 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1979, 11:40 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1438T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1438T-1999-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524027479I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING DAMAGED PROP TIPS.

## Other reports on N1438T (2)

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

- [Accident 19970613014059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970613014059A), Jun 13, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N1438T), Waldport, OR, Substantial damage. Variable gusty wind short runway. Lift late. Unable clear trees. Turned left and hit power line. North takeoff no no.
- [Accident 19790629017319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629017319A), Jun 29, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N1438T), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot landing did not correct for drift. Hit runway light and crashed off the side of the runway..

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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