# Accident 19790525012509A: Piper PA32R300, Venice Center, NY, May 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Venice Center, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7392° N, 76.5566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice Center, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7392&lon=-76.5566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3407Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 666 total, 46 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DFJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525012509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED THE ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP FULL POWER ON TAKEOFF. HIT SHOULDER OF ROAD ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 NYC79DFJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ19), May 25, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N3407Q), Venice Center, 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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