# Incident 19840905053409I: Piper PA28161, San Jose, CA, September 5, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1984, 14:40 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&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: 117 total, 10 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840905053409I

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. HAD JUST WORKED ON ENGINE FOR PREVIOUS COMPLIANT OF A ROUGH ENGINE.

## Other reports on N29484 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840902074949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840902074949A), Sep 2, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N29484), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Prior engine power loss. Engine quit on takeoff to check engine operation. Exhaust valves were warped and glazed.

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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