# Accident 19790508008739A: Piper PA28140, Steamburg, NY, May 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Steamburg, NY
- Airport: Pierce Run
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1081° N, 78.9042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Steamburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1081&lon=-78.9042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6172W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6172W-1981-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 150 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790508008739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEYLAYED GO AROUND. ADVANCED THROTTLE TOO RAPIDLY. CRASHED INTO TREES BEYOND END OF PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 NYC79FFJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ15), May 8, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N6172W), Steamburg, NY, 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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