# Accident 19790709017489A: Piper PA23160, Sapelo Island, GA, July 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Sapelo Island, GA
- Airport: Sapelo Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4258° N, 81.2859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAPELO ISLAND (08GA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4258&lon=-81.2859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4026P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4026P-2011-01-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,605 total, 71 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790709017489A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINES BEGAN SURGING 4 HRS INTO FLT. PLT ATTEMPT. EMERG. LNDG, BUT HIT SHORT OF R/W. ENG. CK OK AFTER ACC'D.

## 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 MIA79FKG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG53), Jul 9, 1979: Piper PA-23 (N4026P), Sapelo Island, GA, 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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