# Accident 19791231041679A: Piper PA28R200, Whitesburg, KY, December 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1979, 10:11 local time
- Place: Whitesburg, KY
- Airport: Whitesburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2219° N, 82.8742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Whitesburg Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2219&lon=-82.8742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5061S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5061S-2013-03-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,658 total, 28 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FLQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791231041679A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LIFTOFF. CRASH-LANDED ON SIDE OF RUNWAY. POSSIBLE PROPELLOR MALFUNCTION. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 IAD80FLQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ07), Dec 31, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N5061S), Whitesburg, KY, 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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