# Accident 19840902074949A: Piper PA28161, San Jose, CA, September 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1984, 17:31 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3293° N, 121.8293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3293&lon=-121.8293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29484, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29484-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,798 total, 23 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA470) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840902074949A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR ENGINE POWER LOSS. ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF TO CHECK ENGINE OPERATION. EXHAUST VALVES WERE WARPED AND GLAZED.

## 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 LAX84LA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA470), Sep 3, 1984: Piper PA-28-161 (N29484), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29484 (1)

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

- [Incident 19840905053409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905053409I), Sep 5, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N29484), San Jose, CA. Rough engine on takeoff. Returned. Had just worked on engine for previous compliant of a rough engine.

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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