# Incident 19780401007909I: Piper PA24260, Westhampton Bea, NY, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978, 15:06 local time
- Place: Westhampton Bea, NY
- Airport: Suffolk Co
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8070° N, 72.6451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhampton Beach, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8070&lon=-72.6451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9248P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9248P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 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/19780401007909I

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED SAFELY TO AIRPORT. FOUND CLOGGED FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE.

## Other reports on N9248P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910727036289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727036289I), Jul 27, 1991: Piper PA24260 (N9248P), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Unable to lower landing gear. Made gear up landing beside runway on grass.

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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