44.3666° N, 111.4022° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Last Chance, ID, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 26, 1979 · 13:45 local
Place
Last Chance, ID
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N75283
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,280 total40 in this make and model0 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.
Forced landing after engine quit. Found turbocharger leaked oil overboard.
As the FAA filed it
FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FOUND TURBOCHARGER LEAKED OIL OVERBOARD.