# Incident 19810705061539I: Beech A2324, Trabuco Canyon, CA, July 5, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Trabuco Canyon, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6782° N, 117.5940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trabuco Canyon, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6782&lon=-117.5940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5696D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705061539I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG ZH ENGINE VIBRATING SHUT DOWN LANDED ON ROAD. NO INJURIES NO DAMAGE. #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.

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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