# Incident 19780703048119I: Piper PA28235, Tomball, TX, July 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1978, 16:55 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0951° N, 95.6197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tomball, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0951&lon=-95.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8525N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8525N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 30 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/19780703048119I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN POWER DUE TO VIBRATION. A PORTION OF FIBERGLASS PROP SPINNER HAD SEPRATED.

## Other reports on N8525N (2)

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

- [Incident 20151123021529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151123021529I), Nov 23, 2015: Piper PA-28-235 (N8525N), Carlsbad, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated on approach to landing he started to flare, he noticed the stall light flicker, he added power then pulled back power in order to control the…
- [Incident 19791005050469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005050469I), Oct 5, 1979: Piper PA28235 (N8525N), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Engine quit on final, pilot changed fuel selector but engine did not respond.

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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