# Accident 19791007030389A: Piper PA28180, Montour Falls, NY, October 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1979, 11:05 local time
- Place: Montour Falls, NY
- Airport: Pilot'S Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3482° N, 76.8494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montour Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3482&lon=-76.8494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2302T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2302T-2012-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 22 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DFJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DFJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791007030389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND. RAN OFF THE END OF THE 2000 FOOT 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 NYC80DFJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DFJ01), Oct 7, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N2302T), Montour Falls, 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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