# Accident 19791027033859A: Piper PA28140, Franklin, WI, October 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1979, 08:15 local time
- Place: Franklin, WI
- Airport: Rainbow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8886° N, 88.0384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8886&lon=-88.0384&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40868, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40868-2014-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,081 total, 300 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027033859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SEEN MAKING NOSE HIGH LIFT OFF. MAINTAINED THAT ATTITUDE UNTIL SETTLINGBACK TO GROUND OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI80FEP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEP03), Oct 27, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N40868), Milwaukee, WI, 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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