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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28180 · El Monte, CA · April 18, 1986

Date
April 18, 1986 · 13:45 local
Place
El Monte, CA
Airport
El Monte
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3764R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA126
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
123 total72 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Top section of engine cowl popped up and fluttered on takeoff. Struck powerlines while returning to airport.

As the FAA filed it

TOP SECTION OF ENGINE COWL POPPED UP AND FLUTTERED ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK POWERLINES WHILE RETURNING TO AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.