# Accident 19790506012459A: Piper PA24, Klamath Falls, OR, May 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Klamath Falls, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5846P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5846P-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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 PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,131 total, 500 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506012459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DUE AIR INTAKE ICING ON IFR FLT. NO HEATER MUFF INSTALLED FOR INTAKE ICE PROTECTION. NO INST. RATING

## 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 SEA79FYK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK10), May 6, 1979: Piper PA-24 (N5846P), Klamath Falls, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5846P (1)

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

- [Incident 19780530041219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530041219I), May 30, 1978: Piper PA24 (N5846P), Redding, CA, Minor damage. Gear would not retract after takeoff or lockdown for landing. Kink in cable.

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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