# Accident 19860208019729A: Piper PA28140, Joshua Tree, CA, February 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1986, 08:30 local time
- Place: Joshua Tree, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1490° N, 116.2695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1490&lon=-116.2695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9974W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9974W-2013-05-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 208 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860208019729A

## Narrative

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

FAILURE TO LEAN MIXTURE AT HIGH ALTITUDE LED TO ROUGH ENGINE. UNABLE TO HOLD ALTITUDE. HIT TREE ON FORCED LANDING.

## 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 LAX86LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA111), Feb 8, 1986: Piper PA-28-140 (N9974W), Joshua Tree, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9974W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780819048789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819048789I), Aug 19, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N9974W), Oxnard, CA, Minor damage. Engine shutdown after experiencing violent shaking. Prop blade separated 20 inches from tip. Broke eng mount.

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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