# Accident 19790802017419A: Piper PA30, Keo, AR, August 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Keo, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6106° N, 92.0136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keo, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6106&lon=-92.0136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N291R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291R-1991-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,412 total, 311 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802017419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON SHORT, WET, SOD STRIP AND COULD NOT STOP AIRCRAFT BEFORE REACHING END OF STRIP.

## 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 FTW79DPG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG74), Aug 2, 1979: Piper PA-30 (N291R), Keo, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N291R (1)

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

- [Accident 19910127001119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910127001119A), Jan 27, 1991: Piper PA30 (N291R), Morrilton, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost reference on night takeoff with no ground lights and panel not lit. Crashed into trees on rising terrain.

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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