# Incident 19790819032039I: Piper PA24250, Mackay, ID, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mackay, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9120° N, 113.6127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mackay, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9120&lon=-113.6127&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7985P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7985P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 900 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/19790819032039I

## Narrative

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

ATTENTION DIVERTED BY FLOCK OF GEESE. PILOT DROPPED AIRPLANE IN FROM 30 FEET.

## Other reports on N7985P (3)

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

- [Accident 20150704010039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150704010039A), Jul 4, 2015: Piper PA-24-250 (N7985P), Newton, KS, Substantial damage. On July 4, 2015, at approximately 1115 local time, a private pilot was involved in an aircraft accident that occurred while landing the Piper PA-24 comanche…
- [Accident 19910919042269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910919042269A), Sep 19, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N7985P), Arco, ID, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route after running 3 or 4 tanks out of usable fuel. High sink rate landing. Believe ice blocked fuel
- [Accident 19741127038759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741127038759A), Nov 27, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N7985P), Arco, ID, Substantial damage. Encountered fog on apch. Called arpt for destination wx.

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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