# NTSB LAX79FVG80: Piper PA-23, N5160Y, Redding, CA, September 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 29, 1979
- Place: Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FVG80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVG80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2638  79/9/29    REDDING,CA          PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1500
        TIME - 1145                    N5160Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 539 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ENTERPRISE SKY PK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDING,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- THROTTLE LINKAGE SEPARATED DRG GO-ARND.PLT STATED-INSUFFICIENT PWR TO CLEAR PWR LINE W ONE ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5160Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5160Y-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N 27-2200 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (registry code 7102308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Enterprise Sky Pk

## 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 19790929030179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929030179A), Sep 29, 1979: Piper PA23250, Redding, CA, Destroyed. Attempted go around with an engine feathered & flaps down, hit tree. Found carb throttle arm disconnected.

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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