# Accident 19861213067529A: Piper PA32R300, San Jose, CA, December 13, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1986, 00:55 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AAYA
- Location: 41.8807° N, 120.1091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8807&lon=-120.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2209Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2209Q-1989-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,705 total, 119 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861213067529A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. ENGINE MUFFLER HAD EXPLODED BLOCKING AIR INTAKE.

## 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 LAX87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA048), Dec 13, 1986: Piper PA-32R-300 (N2209Q), San Jose, CA, substantial damage

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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