# Accident 19790926030999A: Piper PA22108, Port Royal, VA, September 26, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1979, 19:00 local time
- Place: Port Royal, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1649° N, 77.1993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Royal, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1649&lon=-77.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5894Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5894Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM01-134873) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790926030999A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO APPROACHING DARKNESS. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 IAD79DKM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM01-134873), Sep 26, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N5894Z), Port Royal, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5894Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19970830044119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970830044119I), Aug 30, 1997: Piper PA22108 (N5894Z), Fredericksburg, VA, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft lost power and landed in corn field approximately one mile short of Shannon Airport. Minor damage to nose cowl. [privacy data omitted]…

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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