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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Socata RALLYE 235E · Kodiak, AK · July 7, 1979

Date
July 7, 1979 · 17:45 local
Place
Kodiak, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N302RA
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79FA067
Reported as
Socata RALLYE235E
Reported engine
Lycoming O540B4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
4 in this make and model89 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Declared emergency en route over open water. Lost oil pressure. Engine seized, ditched in ocean. Not found.

As the FAA filed it

DECLARED EMERGENCY EN ROUTE OVER OPEN WATER. LOST OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE SEIZED, DITCHED IN OCEAN. NOT FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.