# Incident 19800715060979I: Piper PA28151, Cape Sand Blast, FL, July 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Cape Sand Blast, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2126J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2126J-1989-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 50 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/19800715060979I

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON BEACH DUE TO UNEXPLAINED ENGINE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N2126J (1)

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

- [Accident 19880205014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880205014479A), Feb 5, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N2126J), Hammonton, NJ, Destroyed. Engine quit on takeoff climb. Landed straight ahead in trees. Suspect carburetor ice. Engine ran normal on check.

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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