# Accident 19790929027019A: Piper PA28140, Wever, IA, September 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wever, IA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7057° N, 91.2281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wever, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7057&lon=-91.2281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5556F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5556F-1982-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 37 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929027019A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A DOWN DRAFT CAUSED HIM TO LAND 40 FEET SHORT OF HIS PRIVATE LANDING AREA.

## 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 MKC79DCD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD43), Sep 29, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5556F), Wever, IA, 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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