# Incident 19780624034629I: Beech T34A, Lancaster, NY, June 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1978, 11:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9006° N, 78.6688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9006&lon=-78.6688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N203NY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T34A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,758 total, 160 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/19780624034629I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STRUCK WIRES AFTER ENGINE STOPPED AND STARTED AGAIN AFTER SWITCHING TANK. VENT STOPPED UP BY MUD DAUBERS.

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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