# Incident 19791227036009I: Piper PA28R200, Grand Rapids, MI, December 27, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1979, 17:20 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2994R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2994R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 190 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791227036009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TURNED PROPELLER BY HAND, PROP STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

## Other reports on N2994R (1)

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

- [Incident 19790212007049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212007049I), Feb 12, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N2994R), South Haven, MI, Minor damage. Pilot touched down left of centerline with gear in deep snow. Spun and struck snowbank. Improperly plowed runway

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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