19830503017239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Milpitas, CA · May 3, 1983

Date
May 3, 1983 · 15:10 local
Place
Milpitas, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N40755
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX83LA212
Reported as
Piper PA28151
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E3D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Crash occurred when engine failed and aircraft hit pole during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED WHEN ENGINE FAILED AND AIRCRAFT HIT POLE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.