# Accident 19790316004819A: Piper PA32RT300, Sidney, OH, March 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1979, 07:15 local time
- Place: Sidney, OH
- Airport: Sidney
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2413° N, 84.1479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIDNEY MUNI (SCA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2413&lon=-84.1479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31996, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31996) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-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 PA32RT300
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790316004819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF, DUE TO RESTRICTED STEERING AND FROST.

## 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 CHI79FEK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK08), Mar 16, 1979: Piper PA32RT (N31996), Sidney, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N31996 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010218005339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010218005339I), Feb 18, 2001: Piper PA32RT300 (N31996), Sparta, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing RW24 (8D4) the a/c began to drift left of centerline due to a combination of crosswind (MKG-280@10EST) and substantial patches of black ice…

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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