# Accident 19790105000359A: Piper PA23250, Muskegon, MI, January 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1979, 00:30 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Muskegon Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.1677° N, 86.2354° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MUSKEGON COUNTY (MKG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1677&lon=-86.2354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5120Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5120Y-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,580 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790105000359A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.PILOT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR IN TRANSIT.

## 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 CHI79FEM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM08), Jan 5, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N5120Y), Muskegon Hgts, MI, substantial damage

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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