# Accident 19790123007629A: Piper PA23250, Utica, NY, January 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1979, 02:15 local time
- Place: Utica, NY
- Airport: Oneida Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 43.1432° N, 75.3799° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Oneida County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1432&lon=-75.3799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63888, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63888-1993-09-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,746 total, 196 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123007629A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. ENGINES FAILED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 NYC79FFA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA10), Jan 23, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N63888), Utica, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N63888 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930328007349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930328007349A), Mar 28, 1993: Piper PA23250 (N63888), Portland, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On night departure struck trees on rising terrain. Total destruction on impact. Report incomplete.

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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