# NTSB FTW79FPM13: Piper PA-38, N9700T, Mannford, OK, August 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1979
- Place: Mannford, OK · MANNFORD, OK
- Location: 36.1329° N, 96.3304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mannford, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1329&lon=-96.3304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134134
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPM13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2518  79/8/25    MANNFORD,OK         PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 143
        TIME - 1611                    N9700T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLINTON-GREENWOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANNFORD,OK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9700T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9700T-1998-04-03), registration cancelled 1998-04-03, S/N 3878A0159 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Clinton-Greenwood

## 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 19790825024269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825024269A), Aug 25, 1979: Piper PA38112, Mannford, OK, Destroyed. Pilot departed short sod strip. Stalled aircraft on early turn out. Hit wires. Factor: pilot competence.

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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