# Accident 19791027029111A: Piper PA22135, Des Moines, IA, October 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: North Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8194C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8194C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 431 total, 196 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80DCD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027029111A

## Narrative

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

TURNED ONTO TAXIWAY AFTER LANDING. TAXIED INTO PROPELLER OF OTHER ACFT ENTERING TAXIWAY. DAMAGED WING TIP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8724V, Blanca 7ECA: [Accident 19791027029112A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027029112A)

## 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 MKC80DCD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD05), Oct 27, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8194C), Des Moines, 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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