# Accident 19790725018339A: Piper PA28151, White City, OR, July 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1979, 05:10 local time
- Place: White City, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4317° N, 122.8322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White City, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4317&lon=-122.8322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6844W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6844W-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 129 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725018339A

## Narrative

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

MADE EARLY DOWN LNDG BY MISTAKE IN FIELD ADJACENT TO PRIVATE STRIP. HIT DITCH.

## 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 SEA79DYK20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYK20), Jul 25, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N6844W), White City, OR, 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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