# Accident 19790830026209A: Piper PA28160, Rio Linda, CA, August 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1979, 17:50 local time
- Place: Rio Linda, CA
- Airport: Rio Linda
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6750° N, 121.4454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIO LINDA (L36), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6750&lon=-121.4454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5559W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5559W-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,851 total, 100 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FVG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVG75) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830026209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON INITIAL CLIMB. HIT TREE ON FORCED LANDING. FOUND CLOGGED FUEL LINE. SHORT RUN-UP TIME.

## 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 LAX79FVG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVG75), Aug 30, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5559W), Rio Linda, 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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