# Incident 19840704048939I: Piper PA28140, Inyokern, CA, July 4, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1984, 19:30 local time
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7282° N, 118.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KERN VALLEY (L05), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7282&lon=-118.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3454K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3454K-2012-02-03) (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 PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840704048939I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK ROCKS PILED AT END OF RUNWAY ON A GO AROUND. LEFT MAIN GEAR SHEARED OFF. WINGTIP SCRAPED. WIND CHANGED.

## Other reports on N3454K (1)

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

- [Accident 20060608013459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060608013459A), Jun 8, 2006: Piper PA28140 (N3454K), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that there was a strong odor of gas from take off with a higher than normal fuel burn. The engine quit short of the airport while on base…

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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