# NTSB ANC79FA067: Rallye 235GT, N302RA, Kodiak, AK, July 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1979
- Place: Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
- Location: 57.7906° N, 152.4222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7906&lon=-152.4222&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC79FA067
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA067

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2875   79/7/7  NR.KODIAK,AK          RALLYE 235GT        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1749                    N302RA              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  42, UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 3
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,AK                KODIAK,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE.ACFT NOT RECOVERED,INJURIES PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N302RA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302RA-2012-09-05), registration cancelled 2012-09-05, S/N 12876, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RALLYE 235GT
- Registry model: [S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 235E](https://openairdocs.org/model/s-o-c-a-t-a-rallye-235e) (registry code 8400135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790707029939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790707029939A), Jul 7, 1979: Socata RALLYE235E, Kodiak, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Declared emergency en route over open water. Lost oil pressure. Engine seized, ditched in ocean. Not found.

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.

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