# Incident 19840614067039I: Piper PA32300, Chowchilla, CA, June 14, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1984, 21:35 local time
- Place: Chowchilla, CA
- Airport: Chowchilla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0702° N, 120.2697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0702&lon=-120.2697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32139, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32139) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 627 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84IA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84IA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840614067039I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BECAME ILL, LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY, BOUNCED STRIKING ELECTRICAL BOX ASSOCIATED WITH VASI.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX84IA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84IA353), Jun 15, 1984: Piper PA-32-300 (N32139), Chowchilla, CA, incident, minor damage

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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