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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Point Sherman, AK · July 23, 1979

Date
July 23, 1979 · 07:45 local
Place
Point Sherman, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6396C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79FAD03
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,236 total401 in this make and model164 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Engine lost pwr enroute. Made emergency landing on rocky beach. Found cylinder rocker arm fractured.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST PWR ENROUTE. MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROCKY BEACH. FOUND CYLINDER ROCKER ARM FRACTURED.

NTSB investigation

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