# Accident 19790826028539A: Piper PA28R201T, Redding, CA, August 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9492C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9492C-2011-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 3 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DVG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790826028539A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FROZE UP EN ROUTE DUE TO LACK OF OIL. CRASH LANDED ON ROAD. OIL LEAK OF UNDETERMINED SOURCE.

## 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 LAX79DVG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVG73), Aug 26, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N9492C), Redding, CA, destroyed

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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