# Accident 19790707014509A: Piper PA22, Zelienople, PA, July 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1979, 08:30 local time
- Place: Zelienople, PA
- Airport: Zelienople
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8027° N, 80.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZELIENOPLE MUNI (PJC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8027&lon=-80.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9741D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9741D-1998-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 468 total, 66 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707014509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MAKING NIGHT LANDING ELECTED TO GO AROUND,STALLED ACFT OVER RUNWAY,IMPACT COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR.

## 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 NYC79FGM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM33), Jul 7, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N9741D), Zelienople, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9741D (1)

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

- [Accident 19910918040959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910918040959A), Sep 18, 1991: Piper PA22160 (N9741D), Slippery Rock, PA, Substantial damage. Windshield broke in flight. Caused vibrating flight. Tried to land at airport but missed runway. Hit plow in weeds.

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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