# Incident 19780904017709I: Piper PA32300, Enid, OK, September 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1978, 18:06 local time
- Place: Enid, OK
- Airport: Woodring
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3956° N, 97.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Enid, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3956&lon=-97.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4106W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4106W-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 450 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78IA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78IA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904017709I

## Narrative

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

PROPELLER CAME OFF DURING TAKEOFF. ABORTED SUCCESSFULLY. PROP WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.

## 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 FTW78IA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78IA074), Sep 4, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N4106W), Enid, OK, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N4106W (1)

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

- [Accident 19891011039909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891011039909A), Oct 11, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N4106W), Hartford, CT, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Crashed into trees 3/4 mile from airport on night VFR demo flight, no mechanical problems found.

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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