# Accident 19790603012729A: Piper PA23160, Riverside, CA, June 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Riverside, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3407P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3407P-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,055 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FUG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603012729A

## Narrative

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

DURING GO AROUND IN LIGHT TWIN , ENGINE FAILED , PILOT UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND CRASHED IN RIVER BED.

## 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 LAX79FUG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUG44), Jun 3, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N3407P), Riverside, CA, substantial damage

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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