# Incident 19790719022299I: Piper PA24250, Keokuk, IA, July 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1979, 11:45 local time
- Place: Keokuk, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4095° N, 91.4025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keokuk, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4095&lon=-91.4025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6789P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6789P) (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 O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022299I

## Narrative

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

NOISE FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION BEFORE ENGINE STOPPED. INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N6789P (2)

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

- [Incident 19891230063399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891230063399I), Dec 30, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N6789P), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Landed with gear up. Pilot had carbon monoxide poisoning. Exhaust manifold had severed.
- [Incident 19820720037389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820720037389I), Jul 20, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N6789P), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Failed to use a checklist, landed gear up.

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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