# Incident 19790318009229I: Piper PA32300, San Francisco, CA, March 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1979, 12:54 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4417X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4417X-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 60 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/19790318009229I

## Narrative

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

ZG FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FUEL SELECTOR WAS NOT POSITIONED PROPERLY.

## Other reports on N4417X (2)

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

- [Accident 19830124001439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830124001439A), Jan 24, 1983: Piper PA32300 (N4417X), Kasilof, AK, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on initial climb. Settled to runway. Passenger pushed on right rudder. Airplane hit embankment.
- [Incident 19790123003709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790123003709I), Jan 23, 1979: Piper PA32300 (N4417X), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck an unlit barricade during taxi.

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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