# NTSB OAK79FAMS1: Piper PA-23, N1330P, Missing Aircraft, February 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1979
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137862
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FAMS1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FAMS1

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0276   79/2/3    MISSING AIRCRAFT    PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1704                    N1330P              PX-  3  0  0  MAPPING/PHOTO             44, 13300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KLAMATH FALLS,OR            CRESCENT CITY,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX AND AIRCRAFT DAMAGE PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1330P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1330P-2009-07-06), registration cancelled 2009-07-06, S/N 23-374, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303) (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: 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 19790203002199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790203002199A), Feb 3, 1979: Piper PA23, Crescent City, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On DME approach. Reported going down in ocean. No trace of airplane and occupants.

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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