# Incident 19870713050959I: Piper J3C65, Glendora, CA, July 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1987, 19:55 local time
- Place: Glendora, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1450° N, 117.8478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendora, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1450&lon=-117.8478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88299, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88299) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870713050959I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AFTER ENGINE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM. OFF AIRPORT LANDING MADE.

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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