# Accident 19790715027029A: Piper PA23250, Baltimore, MD, July 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1979, 16:01 local time
- Place: Baltimore, MD
- Airport: Baltimore-Washing
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2904° N, 76.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baltimore, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2904&lon=-76.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555WP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555WP-1981-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM) (registry code 7102313, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540J4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715027029A

## Narrative

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

LOST ENGINE ON CLIMB OUT.CRASHED SHORT OF RWY 33L. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. PILOT UNSKILLED IN ENGINE OUT PROCEDURE

## 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 IAD79FIG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG09), Jul 15, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N555WP), Baltimore, MD, destroyed

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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