# Accident 19791214040889A: Piper PA23, Knoxville, TN, December 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1979, 14:50 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Knowville-Downtow
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3242P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3242P-2014-09-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,360 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791214040889A

## Narrative

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

MADE TAKEOFF WITH FULL UP ELEVATOR TRIM. LOST CONTROL. AIRPLANE ROLLED. IMPACTED VERTICALLY ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD80FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FA016), Dec 14, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N3242P), Knoxville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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