# Incident 19791115055839I: Piper PA34200, Altoona, PA, November 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Airport: Blair Co
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.5081° N, 78.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altoona, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5081&lon=-78.4011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1024U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1024U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115055839I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LOSING #1 COM RECEIVER, #2 TRANSMITTER, #1 NAV PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE POINT VFR.

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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