# Incident 19790731014319I: Piper PA32300, Fresno, CA, July 31, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1979, 09:25 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198GM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 150 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/19790731014319I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER ENGINE FAILED. FOUND MAG COUPLING FAILED.

## Other reports on N198GM (4)

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

- [Accident 20031019024889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031019024889A), Oct 19, 2003: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Everglades, FL, Damage unknown. (-23) While departing Everglades city airport (XO1), Sunday, October 19, 2003, UNICOM personnel noticed that the forward baggage door was open and baggage was…
- [Incident 19960201003019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960201003019I), Feb 1, 1996: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Placid, FL. Narrative: on February 1, 1996, the pilot of N198GM attempted a take-off in a PA-32-300, in instrument conditions, heavy fog, and limited visibility. The pilot…
- [Incident 19920206062189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920206062189I), Feb 6, 1992: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Ukiah, CA, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off end of taxiway into a shallow ditch. Taxiway not lighted.
- [Incident 19880930062849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880930062849I), Sep 30, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Carmel Valley, CA, Minor damage. Approach too high. Struck trees on go around when engine lost power. Fuel tank mismanagement may have caused loss.

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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