# Accident 19790803019069A: Piper PA20, Red Star, AR, August 3, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Red Star, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8667° N, 93.5307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Star, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8667&lon=-93.5307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7646K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7646K-2013-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 933 total, 147 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DPG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803019069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ENROUTE. LANDED IN TREE TOPS. FOUND BOTH MAGNETOS MALFUNCTIONED.

## 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 FTW79DPG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG71), Aug 3, 1979: Piper PA-20 (N7646K), Red Star, AR, 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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