35.5340° N, 97.6469° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 17, 1979 · 18:30 local
Place
Bethany, OK
Airport
Wiley Post
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N159FC
Reported as
AMD Falcond
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22,000 total2,400 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Touchdown short of runway. Tires blew and wheels received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
TOUCHDOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY. TIRES BLEW AND WHEELS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.