# NTSB IAD79FIJ14: Piper PA-28, N4573Q, Point Pleasant, WV, September 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133187
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FIJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3480  79/9/12    POINT PLEASANT,WV   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 127
        TIME - 1550                    N4573Q              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT 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                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW ON TOUCHDOWN,ACFT LEFT RWY ON ROLLOUT & COLLIDED WITH DRAINAGE DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4573Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4573Q-2012-11-21), registration cancelled 2012-11-21, S/N 28-7716180 (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)
- 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 19790912028319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912028319A), Sep 12, 1979: Piper PA28161, Point Pleasant, WV, Substantial damage. Aircraft left main tire ruptured on landing roll. Aircraft veered off side rwy into ditch. Found worn spot in tire

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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