# Accident 19790522043659A: Piper PA22, Port Moeller, AK, May 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1979
- Place: Port Moeller, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9886° N, 160.5769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Moller, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9886&lon=-160.5769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90649 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79DA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522043659A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND CRASHED IN RUGGED TERRAIN. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT FOUND. EVIDENCE OF ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ANC79DA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA052), May 22, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N90649), Cape Seniavin, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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