# NTSB IAD79DIJ04: Piper PA-28, N3028E, Point Pleasant, WV, April 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 26, 1979
- Place: Point Pleasant, WV · POINT PLEASANT, WV
- Location: 38.8502° N, 82.1320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Point Pleasant, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8502&lon=-82.1320&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135975
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79DIJ04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0814  79/4/26    POINT PLEASANT,WV   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 9 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N3028E              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POINT PLEASANT,WV           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- INSTR DIRECTED PLT TO MAKE 1ST SOLO LNDG A TOUCH AND GO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3028E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3028E), registered now, S/N 28-7916168, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mason County

## 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 19790426007949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790426007949A), Apr 26, 1979: Piper PA28161, Point Pleasant, WV, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on 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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