# Incident 19780819048789I: Piper PA28140, Oxnard, CA, August 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1978, 18:05 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9974W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9974W-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 633 total, 194 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819048789I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER EXPERIENCING VIOLENT SHAKING. PROP BLADE SEPARATED 20 INCHES FROM TIP. BROKE ENG MOUNT.

## Other reports on N9974W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860208019729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860208019729A), Feb 8, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N9974W), Joshua Tree, CA, Substantial damage. Failure to lean mixture at high altitude led to rough engine. Unable to hold altitude. Hit Tree on forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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