# Incident 19890325023669I: Piper PA28140, Southport, NC, March 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1989, 11:55 local time
- Place: Southport, NC
- Airport: Brunswick County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9333° N, 78.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southport, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9333&lon=-78.0085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6791W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6791W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325023669I

## Narrative

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

LANDED TOO CLOSE BEHIND LARGE COAST GUARD HELICOPTER. ROTOR WASH AND GUSTY WIND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER INTO DITCH.

## Other reports on N6791W (2)

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

- [Incident 20210421006159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210421006159I), Apr 21, 2021: Piper PA-28-140 (N6791W), Winter Haven, FL, No damage. On 04/21/2021 student pilot training event fourth lesson. They had been operating the Piper PA-28-140 N6791 w, aircraft for approximately 45 minutes conducting…
- [Incident 19990807026849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990807026849I), Aug 7, 1999: Piper PA28140 (N6791W), Fasons, NC, Minor damage. On August 07, 1999 I was dispatched to the accident of a Piper P-28-140 N6791W. I arrived on the scene at about 10:15 am on August 08, 1999 with Mr. Roger…

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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