# Accident 19870117000589A: Piper PA24, Oceano, CA, January 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Oceano, CA
- Airport: Oceano County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0395° N, 120.6198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0395&lon=-120.6198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5982P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5982P-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 120 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870117000589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX87FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA088), Jan 17, 1987: Piper PA-24-180 (N5982P), Oceano, CA, substantial damage, 3 fatal

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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