# Accident 19790701033399A: Piper PA28161, CA, July 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1979, 22:26 local time
- Place: CA
- Damage: Damage unknown
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3494M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3494M-2013-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 95 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FAMS3) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701033399A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED ON NIGHT FLIGHT FROM SANTA BARBARA TO OCEANO CA. BECAME MISSING. POSSIBLE FACTORS; FATIGUE, SKILL & FOG.

## 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 LAX79FAMS3](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FAMS3), Jul 1, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N3494M), Missing Aircraft, destroyed, 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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