# Accident 19790927026709A: Piper PA28R200, Tulsa, OK, September 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1073X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1073X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,046 total, 1,454 in this make and model, 446 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790927026709A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING. HIT WIRE, KNOCKED OFF MAIN LANDING WHEEL. LANDED SAFELY AT AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW79FPM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM15), Sep 27, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N1073X), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage

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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