19791205041159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Harrah, OK · December 5, 1979

Date
December 5, 1979 · 17:20 local
Place
Harrah, OK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4097R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FA020
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,658 total2,000 in this make and model132 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Magneto impulse coupling dow pin stripped engine accessory gears. Pilot undershot large open are on forced landing.

As the FAA filed it

MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING DOW PIN STRIPPED ENGINE ACCESSORY GEARS. PILOT UNDERSHOT LARGE OPEN ARE ON FORCED LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.