# Accident 19791205032879A: Piper PA32260, Cameron, LA, December 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Cameron, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7952° N, 93.2916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cameron, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7952&lon=-93.2916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321HF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321HF-1991-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791205032879A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AIRCRAFT STRUCK MOUND OF DIRT. FACTORS: DUSK, FAILED TO CHECK NOTAMS.

## 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 FTW80FRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD09), Dec 5, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N321HF), Cameron, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N321HF (1)

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

- [Accident 19831216061479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831216061479A), Dec 16, 1983: Piper PA32260 (N321HF), Sikeston, MO, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after crankshaft failure caused engine failure.

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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