# Accident 19790912026259A: Bolkms BO209150FF, Grants Pass, OR, September 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1979, 12:20 local time
- Place: Grants Pass, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4319° N, 123.3332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grants Pass, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4319&lon=-123.3332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N209AD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209AD-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 209 MONSUN (registry code 5626007, https://openairdocs.org/model/messerschmitt-bolkow-blohm-bo-209-monsun) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOLKMS BO209150FF
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,162 total, 3 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYK31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912026259A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON LOCAL DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. HIT TREE ON EMERGENCY LANDING. DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR.

## 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 SEA79FYK31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYK31), Sep 12, 1979: M.B.B. BO-209 (N209AD), Grants Pass, OR, 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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