# Accident 19790811019249A: Piper PA28140, Hay Springs, NE, August 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hay Springs, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6833° N, 102.6896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hay Springs, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6833&lon=-102.6896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4513R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4513R) (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 PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811019249A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM FARM FIELD. NOSE GEAR STRUCK MOUND OF DIRT. COLLAPSED. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 MKC79DCJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ33), Aug 11, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4513R), Hay Springs, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4513R (2)

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

- [Accident 19850216005869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850216005869A), Feb 16, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N4513R), Hot Springs, SD, Substantial damage. Was in a hurry. Pumped throttle to start warm engine, left throttle open. Engine started, aircraft struck a fence.
- [Incident 19781217025519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217025519I), Dec 17, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N4513R), Hot Springs, SD, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control while landing in a crosswind.

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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