# Accident 19790701044329A: Piper PA18A150, Westfall, KS, July 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1979, 15:10 local time
- Place: Westfall, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9300° N, 98.0114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfall, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9300&lon=-98.0114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8098D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8098D-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-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 PA18A150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 62 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701044329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF FROM WHEAT FIELD. COLLIDED WITH TERRACE ON FORCED LANDING. ENGINE PROBLEM UNDETERMINED.

## 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 MKC79FCQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ35), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA-18A (N8098D), Westfall, 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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