# Accident 19790126043599A: Piper PA31, Lima, NY, January 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1979, 00:37 local time
- Place: Lima, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.9069° N, 77.6123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lima, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9069&lon=-77.6123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9004Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9004Y-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,060 total, 1,015 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790126043599A

## Narrative

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

LEFT PROP BLADE TIP SEPARATED,DID NOT FEATHER,FUEL EXHAUSTION RIGHT ENGINE,ICE ON AIRFRAME,STALL LANDED,OPEN FIELD.

## 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 NYC79FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA022), Jan 26, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N9004Y), Lima, NY, 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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