# Accident 19790723025269A: Piper PA28181, Point Sherman, AK, July 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1979, 07:45 local time
- Place: Point Sherman, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6396C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6396C-1982-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,236 total, 401 in this make and model, 164 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FAD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723025269A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC79FAD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAD03), Jul 23, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N6396C), Pt.Sherman, AK, 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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