# Incident 19780513033479I: Piper PA32/, Midvale, ID, May 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1978, 01:30 local time
- Place: Midvale, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4623° N, 116.7407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midvale, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4623&lon=-116.7407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3392W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3392W) (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 PA32/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 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/19780513033479I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENCOUNTERING ADVERSE WEATHER.

## Other reports on N3392W (4)

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

- [Accident 19840804037849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804037849A), Aug 4, 1984: Piper PA32260 (N3392W), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed fuel tank to run dry and aircraft crashed during emergency landing.
- [Incident 19840415021359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840415021359I), Apr 15, 1984: Piper PA32260 (N3392W), Bountiful, UT, Minor damage. Left main gear dropped off on liftoff. Climbed, dropped jumpers before landing. Torque link bolt lost. Worn out.
- [Incident 19820612036559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820612036559I), Jun 12, 1982: Piper PA32* (N3392W), Elberta, AL, Minor damage. Pilot ran out of fuel, dropped sky divers, dead sticked into field to avoid sky divers over airport.
- [Incident 19790715020979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715020979I), Jul 15, 1979: Piper PA32260 (N3392W), Powers, OR, Minor damage. Overran runway end after landing on wet 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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