# Incident 19840717045339I: Piper PA32301T, Elizabethtown, TN, July 17, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1984, 13:15 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, TN
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3251G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3251G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840717045339I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. WAS VECTORED TO AN AIRPORT. THROTTLE CABLE BROKE UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL.

## Other reports on N3251G (2)

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

- [Incident 20080209012939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080209012939I), Feb 9, 2008: Piper PA32R301T (N3251G), Death Valley N, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On February 09, 2008, at approximately 1830 LCL time, N3251G, a Piper saratoga, ran off the end of runway 33 causing the nose gear to collapse and…
- [Incident 19881016062819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881016062819I), Oct 16, 1988: Piper PA32R301T (N3251G), Mount Ayr, IA, Minor damage. Electrical system failure. Thought gear lowered using emergency procedures. Landed gear up. Drive pulley off alt.

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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