# Accident 19800610022289A: Piper PA32300, Oakdale, NY, June 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Oakdale, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7375° N, 73.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7375&lon=-73.1342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4225R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4225R-2012-06-12) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800610022289A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT DITCHED IN BAY. LOOSE FITTING FOUND ON FUEL DISTRIBUTION SYTEM.

## 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 NYC80FHJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ16), Jun 10, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N4225R), Oakdale, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4225R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750313004539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750313004539A), Mar 13, 1975: Piper PA32300 (N4225R), Warrenton, VA, Substantial damage. T/d short of rwy struck exposed rwy lip.

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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