# Accident 19790405006489A: Piper PA28R200, Oakland, CA, April 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1979, 14:08 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Oakland Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2120T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2120T-2009-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 16 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790405006489A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LEVEL OFF, ACFT HAD RUNAWAY PROP. ENGINE FROZE UP DUE TO ENGINE OIL LOSS. FACTOR:IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OIL PAN

## 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 OAK79FVD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVD20), Apr 5, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N2120T), Oakland, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2120T (1)

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

- [Incident 19781124025659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781124025659I), Nov 24, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N2120T), Sacramento, CA. Flight instructor unable to produce medical on request. Facimilies of FAA certificates only on person.

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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