# Incident 19780218007139I: Piper PA32260, Mount Comfort, IN, February 18, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1978, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mount Comfort, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8309° N, 85.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Comfort, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8309&lon=-85.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3952W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3952W-2023-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,215 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218007139I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT INTENDED TO FLY LOCALLY AFTER RECENT BLIZZARD. ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO SNOW PACKED IN ENGINE COWL.

## Other reports on N3952W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220222007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220222007139A), Feb 22, 2022: Piper PA-32-260 (N3952W), Fostoria, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N3952W departed effingham airport Indiana (1H2) to findlay airport (fdy). Pilot requested vectors to the RNAV runway 25 approach at fdy. Aircraft was having a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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