# NTSB MKC79DCQ10: Piper PA-28, N1449T, Abilene, KS, January 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 17, 1979
- Place: Abilene, KS · ABILENE, KS
- Location: 38.9243° N, 97.2288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9243&lon=-97.2288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCQ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0086  79/1/17    ABILENE,KS          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 57 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1449T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABILENE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALINA,KS                   RETURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1449T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1449T-2018-01-11), registration cancelled 2018-01-11, S/N 28-7225518, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Abilene

## 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 19790117001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117001019A), Jan 17, 1979: Piper PA28140, Abilene, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot hit a patch of drifted snow on takeoff from touch and go landing. Lost directional control. Hit snowbank.

## Other investigations on N1449T (2)

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.

- [NTSB ATL00LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA051), May 2, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N1449T), Marco Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB LAX74DUJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ18), Sep 9, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N1449T), White Mt Lk, AZ, destroyed

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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