# Accident 19791024035289A: Piper PA38112, Troutdale, OR, October 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1979, 16:50 local time
- Place: Troutdale, OR
- Airport: Portland/Troutdal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5392° N, 122.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutdale, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5392&lon=-122.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2340D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2340D-1989-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,292 total, 17 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791024035289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON TAKEOFF. ATTEMPTED LANDING ON ROAD AT END OF RUNWAY. HIT FENCE. POSSIBLE FUEL PROBLEM.

## 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 SEA80FYM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM01), Oct 24, 1979: Piper PA-38 (N2340D), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2340D (1)

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

- [Accident 19810820051199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810820051199A), Aug 20, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2340D), Sandy, OR, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during landing.

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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