# Accident 19790824020979A: Piper PA24260, Wellsville, NY, August 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1979, 21:30 local time
- Place: Wellsville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1207° N, 77.9457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellsville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1207&lon=-77.9457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9232P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 555 total, 45 in this make and model, 174 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790824020979A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO BLOWN "O" RING IN THE ENGINE OIL QUICK DRAIN SYSTEM.

## 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 NYC79FFJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ26), Aug 24, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N9232P), Wellsville, NY, 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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