# Incident 19781023028029I: Piper PA23250, Flushing, NY, October 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1978, 20:20 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: La Guardia International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40455, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40455-1979-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 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/19781023028029I

## Narrative

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

WHILE HOLDING FOR TAKEOFF, ONE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND PROP WENT TO FULL FEATHER. PROPELLER CONTROL BRACKET BROKEN

## Other reports on N40455 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790117002339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790117002339I), Jan 17, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N40455), Utica, NY, Minor damage. Engine surging at cruise, pilot shut down engine, delcared emergency and groundlooped on icy runway

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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