# NTSB IAD79FKW08: Piper PA-28, N8517F, Mcdonald, TN, March 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1979
- Place: Mcdonald, TN · MCDONALD, TN
- Location: 35.1088° N, 84.9853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McDonald, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1088&lon=-84.9853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FKW08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0720  79/3/17    MCDONALD,TN         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1156                    N8517F              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 39, 1060 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATTANOOGA,TN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- STRUCK HIGH TENSION WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8517F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8517F-2009-09-15), registration cancelled 2009-09-15, S/N 28-7715277 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790317004869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317004869A), Mar 17, 1979: Piper PA28151, Mcdonald, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft with student and flight instructor struck powerline ground wire during simulated forced landing.

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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