# Accident 19790207002459A: Piper PA18, Orange, TX, February 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Orange, TX
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0685° N, 93.8040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (ORG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0685&lon=-93.8040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3597A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3597A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207002459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. FOUND WATER IN FUEL TANKS.

## 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 FTW79DRA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA08), Feb 7, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N3597A), Orange, TX, 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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