# NTSB NYC79FNA27: Piper PA-23, N62664, Newport, RI, August 5, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1979
- Place: Newport, RI · NEWPORT, RI
- Location: 41.4848° N, 71.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4848&lon=-71.3276&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2155   79/8/5    NEWPORT,RI          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N62664              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            23, 1691 TOTAL HOURS, 46
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWPORT STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWPORT,RI                  BRIDGEPORT,CT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- #4 CYL TOP PLUG INSULATOR CRACKED & BROKEN OFF.LEAD BUILD UP IN SOME PLUGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62664](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62664-2013-08-21), registration cancelled 2013-08-21, S/N 27-7654125, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newport State

## 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 19790805022989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805022989A), Aug 5, 1979: Piper PA23250, Newport, RI, Substantial damage. Partial power loss one engine, aborted takeoff. Ran off end of runway

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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