# Accident 19780907034469A: Piper J5A80, Kenai, AK, September 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1978
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49387, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49387) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AE-1 (registry code 7100202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-ae-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A80
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DAH14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907034469A

## Narrative

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

FERRY.ENG SIEZED IN FLT DUE TO LOSS OF OIL.ENG QUICK DRAIN OIL PLISSING.

## 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 ANC78DAH14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH14), Sep 7, 1978: Piper J5B (N49387), Kenai, AK, substantial damage

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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