# Incident 19790414012539I: Piper PA23160, Dekalb, IL, April 14, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9282° N, 88.7476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DeKalb, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9282&lon=-88.7476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3438P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3438P-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,100 total, 210 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/19790414012539I

## Narrative

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

RETARTED THROTTLE TO SIMULATE ENGINE OUT,COULD NOT GET IT RESTARTED. UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT ON ONE ENGINE.

## Other reports on N3438P (1)

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

- [Accident 19850308036949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850308036949A), Mar 8, 1985: Piper PA23160 (N3438P), El Campo, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with tree during single engine takeoff. Pilot lost control before he could retract the landing gear.

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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