# Accident 19791028030379A: Piper PA22135, Des Moines, IA, October 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: North Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N8731C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8731C-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 277 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028030379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT FOR DRIFT ON LANDING.AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY AND TURNED OVER.

## 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 MKC80FCD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD04), Oct 28, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N8731C), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8731C (1)

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

- [Accident 19970903047879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970903047879A), Sep 3, 1997: Piper PA22 (N8731C), Saratoga, WY, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot consideration of aircraft limitations and performance was inadequate during high density altitude flight operations.

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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