# Accident 19790810021369A: Piper PA32300, Port Clinton, OH, August 10, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1979, 16:48 local time
- Place: Port Clinton, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5097° N, 82.9383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Clinton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5097&lon=-82.9383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4016W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4016W-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,901 total, 305 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEI39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790810021369A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN LAKE ERIE. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 CHI79FEI39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI39), Aug 10, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N4016W), Port Clinton, OH, 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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