# Accident 19780701021269A: Piper PA25235, Vanceboro, NC, July 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1978
- Place: Vanceboro, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 35.3031° N, 77.1567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vanceboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3031&lon=-77.1567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4791Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4791Y-1986-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,436 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701021269A

## Narrative

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

ENG FAILURE AT LOW ALTITUDE DURING SPRAY OPNS.#4 CYLINDER SEPARATROM MOUNTING PAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD78FLJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ18), Jul 1, 1978: Piper PA-25 (N4791Y), Vanceboro, NC, substantial damage

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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