# Incident 19790720019349I: Piper PA24, Excelsior Sprin, MO, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Excelsior Sprin, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3399° N, 94.2410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Excelsior Springs, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3399&lon=-94.2410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5627P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5627P-1991-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720019349I

## Narrative

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

ROTOR WASH FROM MILITARY AIRCRAFT PICKED UP, TURNED AND DROPPED PLANE WHO WAS ON RUNUP PAD.

## Other reports on N5627P (1)

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

- [Accident 19910119000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000849A), Jan 19, 1991: Piper PA24 (N5627P), Cabool, MO, Substantial damage. Unsure gear down. Began go around. Had dimmed panel lights in confusion. Reached for flashlight. Flew into trees.

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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