19870117000589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24 · Oceano, CA · January 17, 1987

Date
January 17, 1987 · 15:15 local
Place
Oceano, CA
Airport
Oceano County
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5982P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA088
Reported as
Piper PA24
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
256 total120 in this make and model44 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.

Engine exhaust flange broke off on climbout. Pilot heard noise turned back too low grazed trees flew into ground.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE EXHAUST FLANGE BROKE OFF ON CLIMBOUT. PILOT HEARD NOISE TURNED BACK TOO LOW GRAZED TREES FLEW INTO GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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