# NTSB FTW79DPG74: Piper PA-30, N291R, Keo, AR, August 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1979
- Place: Keo, AR · KEO, AR
- Location: 34.6106° N, 92.0136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keo, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6106&lon=-92.0136&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1291   79/8/2    KEO,AR              PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1800                    N291R               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  58, 18412 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            311 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,IL                  KEO,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N291R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N291R-1991-06-05), registration cancelled 1991-06-05, S/N 30808 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Registry model: [Piper PA-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (registry code 7103002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790802017419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790802017419A), Aug 2, 1979: Piper PA30, Keo, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot landed on short, wet, sod strip and could not stop aircraft before reaching end of strip.

## Other investigations on N291R (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 FTW91FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA033), Jan 27, 1991: Piper PA-30 (N291R), Oppella, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE FOLLOWING LOSS OF HIS VISUAL REFERENCES AND ALLOWING HIMSELF TO BECOME DIVERTED DURING THE TAKEOFF. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE INTERRUPTED…

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.

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