# Incident 19790907034739I: Piper PA20, Homer, AK, September 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.6404° N, 151.5091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6404&lon=-151.5091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7672K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7672K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,196 total, 639 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790907034739I

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SAND BAR AND UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING INTO TIDAL CREEK. STRUCK A ROCK, GEAR FAILED AND OVERTURNED.

## Other reports on N7672K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20021009026849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021009026849A), Oct 9, 2002: Piper PA20 (N7672K), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Dr. Vasey stated he had the brakes bled several days prior to flying from sylvia, KS to the Front Range Airport. During taxi out in sylvia the brakes…

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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