# Accident 19790828022139A: Piper PA23, Connellsville, PA, August 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1979, 20:20 local time
- Place: Connellsville, PA
- Airport: Connellsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0159° N, 79.5896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Connellsville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0159&lon=-79.5896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2033P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2033P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,525 total, 74 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828022139A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK EMBANKMENT AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT SINK RATE INCREASED AT APPROACH TO RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC79FGM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM45), Aug 28, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N2033P), Connellsville, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2033P (1)

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

- [Accident 19780618012759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618012759A), Jun 18, 1978: Piper PA23 (N2033P), Coraopolis,Pa, PA, Substantial damage. Taxied onto rwy under construction.

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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