# Incident 19790726021369I: Piper PA30, Yakima, WA, July 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1979, 09:44 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5909&lon=-120.5494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7672Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7672Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 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/19790726021369I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF, LANDED GEAR UP AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FOUND DIRT IN FUEL.

## Other reports on N7672Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20031112032519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031112032519I), Nov 12, 2003: Piper PA30 (N7672Y), Clifton, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On November 12, 2003 at 1600 local central standard time a Piper PA-30-30, N7672Y owned and operated by tracy ligon. Was involved in an incident shortly…
- [Accident 19780310004999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310004999A), Mar 10, 1978: Piper PA30 (N7672Y), Tekoa, WA, Substantial damage

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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