# Accident 19790514012929A: Piper PA32300, Bradford, PA, May 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1979, 13:47 local time
- Place: Bradford, PA
- Airport: Bradford Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8030° N, 78.6400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADFORD RGNL (BFD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8030&lon=-78.6400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4126R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4126R-2012-11-07) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 587 total, 3 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM23-135801) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790514012929A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED NEAR RUNWAY ON EMERG LANDING DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK DEFECTIVE FUEL VALVE PRIOR FLGHT

## 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 NYC79FGM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM23-135801), May 14, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N4126R), Bradford, PA, 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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