# Incident 19831215071709I: Piper PA28161, Yorba Linda, CA, December 15, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1983, 13:25 local time
- Place: Yorba Linda, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8890° N, 117.7721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yorba Linda, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8890&lon=-117.7721&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82857, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82857-1992-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,363 total, 1,350 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831215071709I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AT CRUISE. LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR DOWELL PIN SHEARED.

## Other reports on N82857 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910921042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921042239A), Sep 21, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N82857), Placerville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Over gross and aft of CG. High density altitude. Failed to climb. Pilot positive for alcohol,drugs,medical problem.

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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