# Incident 19781207022769I: Piper PA24250, Hillsboro, OR, December 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1978, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7725P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7725P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,500 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/19781207022769I

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE LINKAGE STUCK. PILOT ATTEMTPED TO CONTROL POWER WITH MAG SWITCH. BACK-FIRED. FIRE AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N7725P (1)

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

- [Accident 19790818043159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790818043159A), Aug 18, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N7725P), Cottonwood, AZ, Substantial damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Found twisted drag link & broken side brace on landing gear. Cause undetermined.

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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