# Accident 19790815033919A: Piper PA22150, Abilene, TX, August 15, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Elmdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5968D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5968D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 4 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815033919A

## Narrative

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

PIECE OF MASKING TAPE FOUND INSIDE THE VENTURA OF THE CARBURETOR CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 FTW79FPD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD35), Aug 15, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N5968D), Abilene, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5968D (1)

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

- [Accident 19910713027339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910713027339A), Jul 13, 1991: Piper STCPA22 (N5968D), Stevens Point, WI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing during biennial check. Ground looped. Rudder torque tube failed. Improvised part.

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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