# NTSB FTW79FPJ19: Piper PA-36, N9978P, Boise City, OK, May 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1979
- Place: Boise City, OK · BOISE CITY, OK
- Location: 36.7313° N, 102.5095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7313&lon=-102.5095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136173
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1072  79/5/27  NR.BOISE CITY,OK      PIPER PA-36         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 1055
        TIME - 0700                    N9978P              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOISE CITY,OK              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH=
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL 119MG %. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9978P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9978P-1982-01-14), registration cancelled 1982-01-14, S/N 36-7560091 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790527014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527014269A), May 27, 1979: Piper PA36285, Boise City, OK, Destroyed. Pilot took aircraft without permission. Acft found demolished. Factors alcohol and unskilled in type of aircraft.

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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