# Accident 19790916034979A: Piper PA28180, Alma, GA, September 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: Alma, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5450° N, 82.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alma, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5450&lon=-82.4736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15029-2009-06-30) (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 PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 544 total, 543 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916034979A

## Narrative

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

NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT CONTINUED VFR INTO IFR WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALTERNATOR BELT BROKEN BEFORE FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA79FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA122), Sep 16, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N15029), Alma, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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