# Incident 19810530042729I: Piper PA28*, Valencia, CA, May 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1981, 13:35 local time
- Place: Valencia, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N9817W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9817W-2004-11-05) (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 PA28*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530042729I

## Narrative

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

ZA OIL LEAK OCCURRED AT HOBBS METER. PILOT LANDED ON DIRT ROAD, STRUCK HOLE DAMAGING LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## Other reports on N9817W (1)

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

- [Accident 19871122069309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122069309A), Nov 22, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N9817W), Lake City, MI, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on a snow covered runway. Lost control aborted and veered off the runway into trees.

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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