# Incident 19781210023739I: Piper PA28151, Doylestown, PA, December 10, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1978, 10:36 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Airport: Warrington
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.3142° N, 75.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doylestown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3142&lon=-75.1277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41978, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41978) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 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/19781210023739I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE DEICED IN HANGAR THEN LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. PLUGS WERE SOOTED, WATER FOUND IN CARB AIR HOSE

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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