# Accident 19791028033339A: Piper PA22135, Lee'S Summit, MO, October 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1979, 15:50 local time
- Place: Lee'S Summit, MO
- Airport: Lake Lotawana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9108° N, 94.3822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lee's Summit, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9108&lon=-94.3822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3425A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3425A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 375 total, 275 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028033339A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR ON RIGHT TANK. RIGHT TANK EMPTY. FUEL IN LEFT TANK. ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF.

## 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 MKC80FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA002), Oct 28, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N3425A), Lee'S Summit, MO, 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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