# NTSB MIA80DLD29: Piper PA-38, N801JC, Zephyrhills, FL, December 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 19, 1979
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL · ZEPHYRHILLS, FL
- Location: 28.2407° N, 82.1790° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zephyrhills, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2407&lon=-82.1790&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132154
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DLD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3689  79/12/19   ZEPHYRHILLS,FL      PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N801JC              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZEPHYRHILLS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TAMPA,FL                    RETURN                       ZEPHYRHILLS,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- WNG STRUCK HAYBALE WHILE TAXIING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N801JC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801JC-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 38-78A0725, built 1978 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zephyrhills

## 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 19791219044099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791219044099A), Dec 19, 1979: Piper PA38112, Zephyrhills, FL, Substantial damage. After landing and while taxiing to ramp, airplane wing struck hay bale.

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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