# Accident 19790212002789A: Piper PA28140, Marble Canyon, AZ, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979, 23:15 local time
- Place: Marble Canyon, AZ
- Airport: West Rim
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8155° N, 111.6377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marble Canyon, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8155&lon=-111.6377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8859K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 265 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790212002789A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY NIGHT LANDING IN SNOW AND ROCKY AREA AFTER ENGINE FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 LAX79DUJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ45), Feb 12, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N8859K), Marble Canyon, AZ, 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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