# Accident 19791202036339A: Piper PA28140, Yuma, AZ, December 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1979, 13:20 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1773T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1773T-1982-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 561 total, 501 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FUJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202036339A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. MADE CRASH LDG ON TAXIWAY. HIT PAARKED ACFT. FOUND ONE BAD MAG TO PLUG WIRE.

## 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 LAX80FUJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ13), Dec 2, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N1773T), Yuma, AZ, 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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