# Accident 19791029037079A: Piper PA23250, Harlan, KY, October 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1979, 13:15 local time
- Place: Harlan, KY
- Airport: Tucker Guthrie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 36.8593° N, 83.3585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCKER-GUTHRIE MEML (I35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8593&lon=-83.3585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62727, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62727-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,995 total, 252 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029037079A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENG LOST PWR IN PATTERN. LANDED LONG ON WET SOD, SIDE OF RWY. NO FLAPS. RAN OFF END RWY. DEFECT IN ENG AIR BOX

## 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 IAD80FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA006), Oct 29, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N62727), Harlan, KY, 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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