# Incident 19790801029209I: Piper PA32260, Flora, IN, August 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1979, 15:45 local time
- Place: Flora, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5455° N, 86.5226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flora, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5455&lon=-86.5226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3689W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3689W-2000-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 300 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/19790801029209I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED LONG ON SHORT WET RUNWAY IN UNFAVORABLE WINDS AND MARGINAL WEATHER, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3689W (1)

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

- [Accident 19990116000479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990116000479A), Jan 16, 1999: Piper PA32260 (N3689W), Creal Springs, IL, Destroyed. Engine coughed and lost power. Experienced trouble with leaning mixture just prior to loss of power. Lost directional control. Could not turn left, turned…

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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