# Accident 19790908026629A: Piper PA38112, Sunset, TX, September 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Sunset, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N24147, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24147-2012-09-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 54 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790908026629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE STOPPED ON PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING. LANDED ROUGH FIELD. OPENED THROTTLE TOO ABRUPLY.

## 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 FTW79FPD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD39), Sep 8, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N24147), Sunset, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N24147 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830311007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830311007169A), Mar 11, 1983: Piper PA38112 (N24147), Breckenridge, TX, Substantial damage. Just after liftoff aircraft stalled and left wing dropped causing wing tip to strike ground out of control.

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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