# Incident 19861115079749I: Piper PA18150, Fullerton, CA, November 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1986, 14:22 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8474D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8474D-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115079749I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER INFLIGHT. PILOT SAFELY LANDED AT AIRFIELD. MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLER DEFECTIVE.

## Other reports on N8474D (1)

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

- [Accident 19900525017719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525017719A), May 25, 1990: Piper PA18150 (N8474D), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final. Landed on city street. No defects. Modified fuel selector index loose. One tank empty.

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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