# Accident 19790809019769A: Piper PA38112, Prospectville, PA, August 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1979, 19:45 local time
- Place: Prospectville, PA
- Airport: Turner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2118° N, 75.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospectville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2118&lon=-75.1857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9387T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9387T) (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: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809019769A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND FROM BAD LANDING.

## 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 NYC79FHA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA20), Aug 9, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N9387T), Prospectville, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9387T (1)

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

- [Incident 19820206000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206000559I), Feb 6, 1982: Piper PA38112 (N9387T), Lehighton, PA, Minor damage. Student struck a snowbank and severed the landing gear on a landing attempt. CFI took over, landed on grass runway.

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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