# Accident 19790508012089A: Piper PA28R200, Grants Pass, OR, May 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1979, 17:43 local time
- Place: Grants Pass, OR
- Airport: Josephine Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4319° N, 123.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants Pass, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4319&lon=-123.3332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9433N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9433N-1981-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 722 total, 13 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790508012089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT. STRUCK TREES. NO PREIMPACT ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 SEA79FYK09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK09), May 8, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N9433N), Grants Pass, 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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