# NTSB FTW79FPM14: Piper PA-28, N7049W, Tahlequah, OK, September 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1979
- Place: Tahlequah, OK · TAHLEQUAH, OK
- Location: 35.9105° N, 94.9777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahlequah, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9105&lon=-94.9777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FPM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2134  79/9/13    TAHLEQUAH,OK        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0920                    N7049W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 60, 7045 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAHLEQUAH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAHLEQUAH,OK                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MUD DAUBER NEST DISLODGED FROM INDUCTION SYS & LODGED IN CARB RESTRICTING AIR FLOW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7049W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7049W), registered now, S/N 28-809, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tahlequah Muni

## 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 19790913026149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913026149A), Sep 13, 1979: Piper PA28180, Tahlequah, OK, Substantial damage. Dirt dobbers nest in carburetor caused engine stoppage resulting in crash during emergency landing during takeoff

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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