# Incident 19780908018419I: Airpts A9B, Orland, CA, September 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1978, 06:45 local time
- Place: Orland, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7461° N, 122.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7461&lon=-122.1857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7727V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908018419I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

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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