# Accident 19790522015249A: Piper PA28235, Yreka, CA, May 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Yreka, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7240° N, 122.6316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yreka, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7240&lon=-122.6316&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGXJZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 816 total, 768 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/19790522015249A

## Narrative

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

WRECKAGE FOUND 4 MONTHS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MISSING. AIRCRAFT HIT GROUND IN STEEP NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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