# Accident 19791129034189A: Piper PA28180, Wheatland, WY, November 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wheatland, WY
- Airport: Phifer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0555° N, 104.9283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHIFER AIRFIELD (EAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0555&lon=-104.9283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7549W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7549W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 6 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80DTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129034189A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON ICY RWY. ACFT WEATHER-COCKED, VEERED INTO SNOW-BANK.

## 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 DEN80DTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTC02), Nov 29, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N7549W), Wheatland, WY, 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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