# Accident 19790712037709A: Piper PA32/, Blue Bell, PA, July 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Blue Bell, PA
- Airport: Wings
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1376° N, 75.2651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WINGS FLD (LOM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1376&lon=-75.2651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N720JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32/
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 4 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA051-134256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712037709A

## Narrative

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

MADE EARLY LIFT-OFF FROM ROUGH RUNWAY ON HOT DAY. OVER GROSS. DID NOT ATTAIN CLIMB SPEED. CRASHED OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA051-134256), Jul 12, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N720JB), Blue Bell, PA, 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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