# NTSB NYC79FGM33: Piper PA-22, N9741D, Zelienople, PA, July 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1979
- Place: Zelienople, PA · ZELIENOPLE, PA
- Location: 40.7859° N, 80.1386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zelienople, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7859&lon=-80.1386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGM33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1394   79/7/7    ZELIENOPLE,PA       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 468
        TIME - 2045                    N9741D              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZELIENOPLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ZELIENOPLE,PA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9741D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9741D-1998-02-13), registration cancelled 1998-02-13, S/N 226654 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zelienople

## 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 19790707014509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707014509A), Jul 7, 1979: Piper PA22, Zelienople, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot making night landing elected to go around,stalled acft over runway,impact collapsed landing gear.

## Other investigations on N9741D (1)

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 NYC91LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA240), Sep 18, 1991: Piper PA-22 (N9741D), Slippery Rock, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A FARM VEHICLE DURING LANDING ROLL OUT.

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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