# Accident 19790707029939A: Socata RALLYE235E, Kodiak, AK, July 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302RA-2012-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E (registry code 8400135, https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-rallye-235e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA RALLYE235E
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707029939A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC79FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA067), Jul 7, 1979: Rallye 235GT (N302RA), Kodiak, AK, destroyed, 3 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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