# Accident 19791129033299A: Piper PA32260, Batavia, OH, November 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1979, 23:15 local time
- Place: Batavia, OH
- Airport: Clermont Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0784° N, 84.2102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLERMONT COUNTY (I69), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0784&lon=-84.2102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15588 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,140 total, 37 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129033299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON FINAL APPROACH. CARBURETOR ICE SUSPECTED.

## 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 CHI80FEG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEG05), Nov 29, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N15588), Batavia, OH, 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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