# Incident 19790819032029I: Piper PA28*, Pocatello, ID, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8713° N, 112.4455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pocatello, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8713&lon=-112.4455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9640J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9640J-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819032029I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL WHILE TAXIING. STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9640J (3)

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

- [Accident 19971222043239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971222043239A), Dec 22, 1997: Piper PA28180 (N9640J), Everglades, FL, Substantial damage. Fuel depletion at night. Crashed into Everglades. Failed to lean. Failed refuel enroute. Endangered life another. (.19) on December 22, 1997, about 1847…
- [Accident 19960609013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960609013159A), Jun 9, 1996: Piper PA28180 (N9640J), Valdosta, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel and made an emergency landing in a corn field. Wing tip struck a pine tree.
- [Incident 19890908061299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908061299I), Sep 8, 1989: Piper PA28180 (N9640J), Arco, ID, Minor damage. Pilot made hard landing. Nose tire blew and propeller struck 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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