# Accident 19791212035079A: Piper PA28R200, Lexington, VA, December 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1979, 19:03 local time
- Place: Lexington, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7823° N, 79.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7823&lon=-79.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5059S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5059S-2013-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,773 total, 1,065 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80DID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791212035079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST OIL IN FLGHT. FOUND CRACKED PROPELLER GOVERNOR OIL LINE.

## 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 IAD80DID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID05), Dec 12, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N5059S), Lexington, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5059S (1)

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

- [Incident 19781020029079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781020029079I), Oct 20, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N5059S), Ionia, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during rollout. Cause not determined.

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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