# Accident 19790710015649A: Piper PA38112, Ladora, IA, July 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Ladora, IA
- Airport: Hawkins
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7557° N, 92.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ladora, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7557&lon=-92.1859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2313A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2313A-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 51 in this make and model, 451 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710015649A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF & CLIMB FROM SHORT SOD FIELD. UNABLE TO CLIMB, STRUCK HEDGEROW AT END OF 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 MKC79DCD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD29), Jul 10, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2313A), Ladora, IA, 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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