# Incident 19790720019439I: Piper PA34200T, Bradford, PA, July 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bradford, PA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9610° N, 78.6409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bradford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9610&lon=-78.6409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66AH-2009-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT LTSIO360E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,790 total, 350 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/19790720019439I

## Narrative

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

RAPID LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE BEFORE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CONNECTING ROD FAILED PUNCTURING HOLE IN CASE.

## Other reports on N66AH (4)

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

- [Accident 20080321012189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080321012189A), Mar 21, 2008: Piper PA34200T (N66AH), Covington, TN, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot stated that he taxied to runway 01 hold short line. While he was getting the airplane ready for departure, he noticed a flicker of light in his…
- [Incident 19870204003919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870204003919I), Feb 4, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N66AH), Statesboro, GA, Minor damage. Full power applied for takeoff, upon release of brakes nose gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19860504054469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504054469I), May 4, 1986: Piper PA34200T (N66AH), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Landed with gear up. Found gear circuit breaker would pop when throttles were retarded. Loose connection at switch.
- [Accident 19830524026309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830524026309A), May 24, 1983: Piper PA34200T (N66AH), Augusta, GA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised landing. Failed to correct or go around. Impact collapsed the nose gear on final bounce.

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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