# Accident 19790826028649A: Piper PA22150, Bangor, ME, August 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1979, 15:15 local time
- Place: Bangor, ME
- Airport: Bob
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8012° N, 68.7778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bangor, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8012&lon=-68.7778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2508P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2508P-2013-07-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,015 total, 393 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826028649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB OUT. LANDED IN TREES. ENGINE OK. POSSIBLE FOREIGN OBJECT,FUEL RESTRICTION.

## 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 NYC79FNC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC49), Aug 26, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N2508P), Bangor, ME, 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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