# Accident 19790305004149A: Piper PA28235, Galt, CA, March 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1979, 10:40 local time
- Place: Galt, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2685° N, 121.2990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galt, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2685&lon=-121.2990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56649, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56649) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 284 total, 284 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790305004149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO BROKEN PIN ON DRIVE SHAFT GEAR , AIRCRAFT RAN THROUGH A FENCE ON EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 OAK79FVG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG19), Mar 5, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N56649), Galt, CA, 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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