# NTSB NYC79FGM04: Piper PA-22, N3209Z, Franklin, PA, October 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1978
- Place: Franklin, PA · FRANKLIN, PA
- Location: 41.3830° N, 79.8321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3830&lon=-79.8321&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FGM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3580   78/10/9   FRANKLIN,PA         PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 48, 373
        TIME - 1815                    N3209Z              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FISHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRANKLIN,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3209Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3209Z-2018-03-01), registration cancelled 2018-03-01, S/N 22-7149, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fisher

## 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 19781009034599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781009034599A), Oct 9, 1978: Piper PA22, Franklin, PA, Substantial damage

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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