# Accident 19790112000739A: Piper J5A, Auburn, CA, January 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 121.0767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-121.0767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35424, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 474 total, 79 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112000739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CLEAR ENGINE IN GLIDE. ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND ON TOUCH AND GO

## 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 OAK79DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG10), Jan 12, 1979: Piper J5A (N35424), Auburn, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N35424 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760527013639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760527013639A), May 27, 1976: Piper J5A (N35424), Novato, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 30K.

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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