# NTSB NYC79DFJ19: Piper PA-32, N3407Q, Venice Center, NY, May 25, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1979
- Place: Venice Center, NY · VENICE CENTER, NY
- Location: 42.7392° N, 76.5566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Venice Center, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7392&lon=-76.5566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135683
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DFJ19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1308  79/5/25    VENICE CENTER,NY    PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 666
        TIME - 1500                    N3407Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VENICE CENTER,NY            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3407Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sod Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790525012509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790525012509A), May 25, 1979: Piper PA32R300, Venice Center, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot claimed the engine failed to develop full power on takeoff. Hit shoulder of road on takeoff.

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.

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