# Accident 19790623012619A: Piper PA18, Paunee Rock, KS, June 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Paunee Rock, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N74990, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74990) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,700 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790623012619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TOWER GUY WIRE DURING SPRAYING OPERATIONS.

## 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 MKC79DCQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ32), Jun 23, 1979: Piper PA-18 (N74990), Great Bend, KS, substantial damage

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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