# Incident 19790622017109I: Piper PA32260, Maple Lake, MN, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 14:25 local time
- Place: Maple Lake, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2326° N, 94.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maple Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2326&lon=-94.0095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3979W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3979W-1989-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 50 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/19790622017109I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, HAD TO COME DOWN. CARBURETOR ICE IS SUSPECTED

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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