# Incident 19790201004359I: Piper PA32300, Cleveland, OH, February 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1979, 13:05 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5646° N, 81.4872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CUYAHOGA COUNTY (CGF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5646&lon=-81.4872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31407, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 120 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/19790201004359I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N31407 (2)

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

- [Accident 20240930019629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240930019629A), Sep 30, 2024: Piper PA-32-300 (N31407), Caro, MI, Substantial damage. Following aircraft release from maintenance, the pilot taxied the aircraft to the fuel pump, and loaded approximately 35 gallons of fuel into the right and…
- [Accident 20110407005179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110407005179A), Apr 7, 2011: Piper PA-32-300 (N31407), Oklahoma City, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft performing touch and go's at Sundance Airpark. Upon completion of the second touch and go, with full power in a climb at an altitude of approximately…

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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