# Incident 19790719022449I: Piper PA24250, Pittsburgh, PA, July 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1979, 12:55 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8250P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8250P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790719022449I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE.

## 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 NYC79DA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA069), Jul 19, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N8250P), Pittsburgh, PA, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N8250P (1)

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

- [Incident 20230616012029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230616012029I), Jun 16, 2023: Piper PA-24-250 (N8250P), Punta Gorda, FL, Substantial damage. The PIC of a Piper 24-250 was performing touch and go take offs in the pattern while completing one of his landings the gear colopased during touch down. The…

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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