# Accident 19790609011809A: Piper PA23250, Benton, AR, June 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1979, 12:15 local time
- Place: Benton, AR
- Airport: Benton Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5774° N, 92.5726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5774&lon=-92.5726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4687P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4687P-2021-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609011809A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF LOST ELECT. POWER. LANDED ON AIRPORT. LANDING GEAR NOT LOCKED DOWN. GENERATORS NOT TURNED ON.

## 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 FTW79DPG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG52), Jun 9, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N4687P), Benton, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4687P (1)

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

- [Incident 19930825036709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825036709I), Aug 25, 1993: Piper PA23250 (N4687P), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft on a touch and go landing. Collided with an airport sign.

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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