# Incident 19791023054699I: Piper PA32RT300T, Woodbridge, VA, October 23, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: Woodbridge, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6403° N, 77.2558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodbridge, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6403&lon=-77.2558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39541, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39541) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791023054699I

## Narrative

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

TURBOCHARGER EXHAUST COUPLING, PN556-108, LOOSENED AND JUMPED FLANGE 22 HOURS AFTER AD COMPLIANCE.

## Other reports on N39541 (1)

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

- [Incident 20031025031429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031025031429I), Oct 25, 2003: Piper PA32RT300T (N39541), Fayetteville, NC, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot departed grays creek airport (2GC) for a short flight to a nearby airport. Upon rotation he noticed that the aircraft seemed to "jump" off of…

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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