# Accident 19790717026429A: Piper PA24250, Somerset, KY, July 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1979, 16:15 local time
- Place: Somerset, KY
- Airport: Somerset Pulaski
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0865° N, 84.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerset, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0865&lon=-84.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8076P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8076P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 572 total, 3 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FLQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790717026429A

## Narrative

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

ENG. STOP. ON INITIAL CLIMB. PLT ATTEMPT. 180 STEEP TURN BACK TO RWY. ACFT STALLED, HIT ON APT. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 IAD79FLQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ19), Jul 17, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N8076P), Somerset, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8076P (1)

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

- [Incident 20221116020069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221116020069I), Nov 16, 2022: Piper PA-24-250 (N8076P), Moraine, OH, Minor damage. The pilot departed 2F6 and did not receive the gear up and locked indication. He continued the flight with higher than planned fuel consumption and lower than…

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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