# Accident 19790428012059A: Piper PA28180, Sandy, OR, April 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1979, 17:50 local time
- Place: Sandy, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7142W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7142W-2014-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 30 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428012059A

## Narrative

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

CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE. ENGINE STOPPED. LANDED IN TREES SHORT OF UNSCHEDULED AIRPORT. RUPTURED OIL LINE FACTOR.

## 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 SEA79FYM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM30), Apr 28, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N7142W), Sandy, OR, destroyed

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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