# NTSB FTW79DRD02: Piper PA-34, N3566M, Westwego, LA, October 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Westwego, LA · WESTWEGO, LA
- Location: 29.9054° N, 90.1435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westwego, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9054&lon=-90.1435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3449   78/10/1   WESTWEGO,LA         PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3022
        TIME - 1910                    N3566M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTWEGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PATTERSON,LA                WESTWEGO,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- PIPER N6013S,CESSNA N9578M,AND STINSON N8293K ALL SUSTAINED SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3566M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3566M-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 34-7870116, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Westwego

## 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 19781001037039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001037039A), Oct 1, 1978: Piper PA34200, Westwego, LA, Substantial damage. Piper N6013S,Cessna N9578M,and Stinson N8293K all sustained sub d

## Other investigations on N3566M (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 MIA97WA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA164), May 14, 1997: Piper PA-34-200T (N3566M), Cotton Bay, Bahamas, substantial damage

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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