# Accident 19790825026539A: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN, Martha Lake, WA, August 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1979, 11:15 local time
- Place: Martha Lake, WA
- Airport: Martha Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8631° N, 122.2379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Martha Lake Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8631&lon=-122.2379&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8722, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8722) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAVXX DH82AROBRTSN
- Reported engine: DHAVXX GIPSYMAJOR1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 216 total, 103 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79DYE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790825026539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMED ENGINE FAILURE. NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE FOUND.

## 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 SEA79DYE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE50), Aug 25, 1979: Dehavilland Moth (N8722), Martha Lake, WA, 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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