# Incident 19790602028899I: Piper PA28R200, Rochester, NY, June 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1979, 08:29 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Monroe Co
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56453, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56453) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,662 total, 250 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/19790602028899I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF. CONNECTING ROD FAILED, ENGINE PARTS WENT THROUGH THE COWLING.

## Other reports on N56453 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901121057919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901121057919I), Nov 21, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N56453), Indian Head, MD, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot stated had green lights. Landing gear control and warning circuit breaker popped on landing

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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