# Incident 19790701015299I: Piper PA28R180, Kent Island, MD, July 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1979, 17:15 local time
- Place: Kent Island, MD
- Airport: Castle Marina
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9487° N, 76.3150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent Island, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9487&lon=-76.3150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3768T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3768T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 279 total, 41 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/19790701015299I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. GEAR WARNING HORN INOPERATIVE. INTRANSIT LIGHT OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

## Other reports on N3768T (1)

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

- [Accident 20220829015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220829015489A), Aug 29, 2022: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3768T), Bennington, VT, Destroyed. On August 29, 2022,[privacy data omitted] went flying in his newly purchased Piper arrow, PA-28-180, [privacy data omitted]. He flew for approximately 2.5…

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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