# Accident 19790924026979A: Piper PA32R300, Erie, PA, September 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6838J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6838J-1981-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,742 total, 8 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790924026979A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF, HIT TREES. MOVED FUEL SELECTOR. ENGINE CAUGHT. STAYED ALOFT. LANDED OKAY.

## 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 NYC79FGM48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM48), Sep 24, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N6838J), Erie, PA, 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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