# NTSB MKC79DCJ34: Piper PA-32, N3397W, Hay Springs, NE, August 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1979
- Place: Hay Springs, NE · HAY SPRINGS, NE
- Location: 42.6833° N, 102.6896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hay Springs, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6833&lon=-102.6896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCJ34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1360  79/8/11  NR.HAY SPRINGS,NE     PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 721
        TIME - 1655                    N3397W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 336 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         ALLIANCE,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- OFF AIRPORT OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3397W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3397W), registered now, S/N 32-257, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (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 19790811017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811017979A), Aug 11, 1979: Piper PA32260, Hay Springs, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot found lost airplane. Elected to land near lost aircraft. Rough ground damaged aircraft.

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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