# Accident 19790714019209A: Piper PA32260, Tremont, IL, July 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Tremont, IL
- Airport: Layne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5249° N, 89.4895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tremont, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5249&lon=-89.4895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3849W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 20 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEV25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790714019209A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF, RAN OFF END OF RWY INTO BEAN FIELD. FACTORS POSSIBLE DOWNWIND TAKE OFF AND MISJUDGMENT.

## 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 CHI79FEV25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV25), Jul 14, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N3849W), Tremont, IL, 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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