# Incident 19790408012139I: Piper PA28140, Point Mugu, CA, April 8, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1979, 20:42 local time
- Place: Point Mugu, CA
- Airport: Naval Air Station
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N56913, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56913-2015-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 80 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/19790408012139I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST POWER, ENGINE INGESTED AN EXHAUST VALVE.

## Other reports on N56913 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740512012849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512012849A), May 12, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N56913), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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