# Accident 19790714017349A: Piper PA38112, Bellevue, ID, July 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1979, 10:25 local time
- Place: Bellevue, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4689° N, 114.2554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellevue, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4689&lon=-114.2554&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9320T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9320T-2013-05-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714017349A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PLT OBSERVED DOING ERRATIC MANUVERS AT LOW ALTITUDE. ACFT SPUN INTO GROUND.

## 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 SEA79FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA046), Jul 14, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N9320T), Bellevue, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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