# NTSB FTW79DPG71: Piper PA-20, N7646K, Red Star, AR, August 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1979
- Place: Red Star, AR · RED STAR, AR
- Location: 35.8667° N, 93.5307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Star, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8667&lon=-93.5307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1499   79/8/3  NR.RED STAR,AR        PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 933
        TIME - 1630                    N7646K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 147 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLIPPIN,AR                  BLACKWELL,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LEFT MAGNETO IGNITION COIL FAILED.RIGHT MAGNETO PRIMARY LEAD GROUNDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7646K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7646K-2013-07-23), registration cancelled 2013-07-23, S/N 20-467, built 1950 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790803019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803019069A), Aug 3, 1979: Piper PA20, Red Star, AR, Substantial damage. Engine stopped enroute. Landed in tree tops. Found both magnetos malfunctioned.

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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