# NTSB SEA79FYM30: Piper PA-28, N7142W, Sandy, OR, April 28, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1979
- Place: Sandy, OR · SANDY, OR
- Location: 45.3981° N, 122.2688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandy, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3981&lon=-122.2688&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136013
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA79FYM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0862  79/4/28    SANDY,OR            PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 163
        TIME - 1750                    N7142W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINNON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOLALLA,OR                  BEND,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: LINES,HOSES,FITTING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OIL EXHAUSTION-ENGINE LUBRICATION SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TEMPORARY FLD REPAIR TO OIL LINE 319179. PLT TOLD NOT TO FLY ACFT IN THAT CONDITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7142W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7142W-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 28-946, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mckinnon

## 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 19790428012059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428012059A), Apr 28, 1979: Piper PA28180, Sandy, OR, Destroyed. Cabin filled with smoke. Engine stopped. Landed in trees short of unscheduled airport. Ruptured oil line factor.

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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