# Incident 19780507032449I: Piper PA23250, Lititz, PA, May 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1978, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lititz, PA
- Airport: Lancaster Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N389EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N389EB-2007-04-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 500 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/19780507032449I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN DUE TO ENGINE SURGING. FOUND BROKEN EXHAUST STACK AND HOLE IN COWLING AND FIREWALL.

## Other reports on N389EB (2)

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

- [Incident 20001119028889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001119028889I), Nov 19, 2000: Piper PA23250 (N389EB), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23)During landing on runway 29L at Vero Beach Municipal Airport, Vero Beach, Florida, a/c alnded hard, bounced, and landed hard again, causing righ t…
- [Accident 19800111000979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800111000979A), Jan 11, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N389EB), Mobile, AL, Substantial damage. Landed in heavy rain with severe crosswind. Hydroplaned, skidded off runway. Ground-looped. Collapsed gear.

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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