# Accident 19790709014599A: Piper PA22, El Dorado, KS, July 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1979, 18:26 local time
- Place: El Dorado, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8204° N, 96.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8204&lon=-96.8630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4707C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4707C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 70 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709014599A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF DOWNWIND.HE USED THE PROCEDURE IN OWNERS HANDBOOK WHICH CONFLICTS WITH APPROVED FLIGHT MANUEL.

## 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 MKC79FCG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG58), Jul 9, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N4707C), Clinton, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4707C (1)

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

- [Accident 19990707008449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990707008449A), Jul 7, 1999: Piper PA22 (N4707C), Cottage Grove, OR, Substantial damage. Acft ran out of fuel, and the pilot made an emergancy landing in a field, other circumstances are unknown. (.19)on July 7, 1999, about 1500 pacific daylight…

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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