# Accident 19791205041159A: Piper PA32300, Harrah, OK, December 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1979, 17:20 local time
- Place: Harrah, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.4720° N, 97.1827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrah, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4720&lon=-97.1827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4097R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4097R-2011-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,658 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791205041159A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA020), Dec 5, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N4097R), Harrah, OK, destroyed

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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