# Incident 19790723021149I: Piper PA32260, Monticello, KY, July 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, KY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACF
- Location: 36.8405° N, 84.8499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8405&lon=-84.8499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7717J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7717J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 250 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/19790723021149I

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND PROP OVERSPED. ENGINE OIL PUMPED OVERBOARD WHEN NUTS ON VACUUM PUMP LOOSENED.

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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