# Accident 19870419081529A: Piper PA32300, Lincoln, CA, April 19, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1987, 08:40 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9295° N, 121.2504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9295&lon=-121.2504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15259, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15259-2012-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,728 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870419081529A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER ON CLIMB. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. LANDED DOWNWIND NEXT TO RUNWAY. COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.

## 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 LAX87LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA182), Apr 19, 1987: Piper PA-32-300 (N15259), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15259 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850504019339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504019339A), May 4, 1985: Piper PA32300 (N15259), Baker, CA, Substantial damage. Precautionary landing made after being lost and near dark. Landed in soft sand collapsing gear, ground looped.

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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