# Accident 19790629017319A: Piper PA28140, Show Low, AZ, June 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2655° N, 110.0057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHOW LOW RGNL (SOW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2655&lon=-110.0057&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: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ99) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629017319A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDING DID NOT CORRECT FOR DRIFT. HIT RUNWAY LIGHT AND CRASHED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY..

## 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 LAX79DUJ99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ99), Jun 29, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N1438T), Showlow, AZ, substantial damage

## 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.
- [Incident 19790524027479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524027479I), May 24, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N1438T), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged prop tips.

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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