# Incident 19790130004599I: Piper PA-24-250, New Orleans, LA, January 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1979, 08:40 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6248P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6248P-2013-10-31) (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)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 10 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/19790130004599I

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR. GEAR MOTOR MOUNT BROKE LOOSE, MECHANISM JAMMED.

## Other reports on N6248P (1)

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

- [Accident 20120727015649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120727015649A), Jul 27, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N6248P), Substantial damage. Aircraft made emergency landing on airport property after experiencing loss of engine power. Touched down in a parking lot hitting a chain link fence. Broke…

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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