# Accident 19790731018039A: Piper J5A, Taneytown, MD, July 31, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Taneytown, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6575° N, 77.1690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Taneytown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6575&lon=-77.1690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33415, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33415) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 237 total, 146 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731018039A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. HIT WIRES AND A POWER POLE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. WORN VALVES.

## 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 IAD79FIG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIG11), Jul 31, 1979: Piper J5A (N33415), Taneytown, MD, 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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