# Accident 19791004030249A: Piper PA28236, Connellsville, PA, October 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1979, 19:30 local time
- Place: Connellsville, PA
- Airport: Connellsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N3075N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3075N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 446 total, 3 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM01-201192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791004030249A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH & SEIZED ON NIGHT CROSSCOUNTRY. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN CORNFIELD. FOUND BROKEN OIL LINE.

## 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 NYC80FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM01-201192), Oct 4, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N3075N), Connellsville, 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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