# Accident 19791007027199A: Piper PA28140, Bunnell, FL, October 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1979, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N404FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404FL-1989-02-07) (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: 8,527 total, 56 in this make and model, 255 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007027199A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR GAVE SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. STUDENT LET ACFT STALL AND SPIN. INSTRUCTOR DIED ON NOVEMBER 1, 1979.

## 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 MIA80DLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLA02), Oct 7, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N404FL), Bunnell, FL, destroyed

## Other reports on N404FL (1)

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

- [Accident 19751210038469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751210038469A), Dec 10, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N404FL), Daytona Beach, FL, 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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