# Accident 19791112032979A: Piper PA22, Bullhead City, AZ, November 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1979, 12:05 local time
- Place: Bullhead City, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1478° N, 114.5683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bullhead City, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1478&lon=-114.5683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9009D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9009D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 320 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791112032979A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR ATTACH FITTINGS FAILED ON LANDING. FOUND IMPROPERLY WELDED BRACKETS.

## 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 LAX80DUJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ18), Nov 12, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N9009D), Bullhead City, AZ, 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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