# Accident 19790714015779A: Piper PA23160, Hobart, IN, July 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hobart, IN
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5135° N, 87.2764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5135&lon=-87.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4402P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4402P-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 709 total, 8 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FET24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714015779A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING MULTI-ENGINE FLG.TEST.CARB ICE SUSPECTED DURING SIM.SINGLE ENGINE OPERATION.

## 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 CHI79FET24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET24), Jul 14, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N4402P), Hobart, IN, 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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