# Accident 19791219044099A: Piper PA38112, Zephyrhills, FL, December 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1979, 17:40 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZEPHYRHILLS MUNI (ZPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801JC-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791219044099A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING AND WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP, AIRPLANE WING STRUCK HAY BALE.

## 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 MIA80DLD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD29), Dec 19, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N801JC), Zephyrhills, FL, 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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