# Accident 19870720035569A: Piper PA28161, Milpitas, CA, July 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Milpitas, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4397° N, 121.8697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4397&lon=-121.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91338, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91338) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 101 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870720035569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION AND POWER LOSS. CRASH LANDED. ROCKER ARM FAILURE. WALL THICKNESS NOT PER AD ON ROCKER ARM ASSEMBLY

## 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 LAX87LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA275), Jul 20, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N91338), Milpitas, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91338 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980516009809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980516009809I), May 16, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N91338), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Acft was taxiing for takeoff in a non movement area, veered left into a parked aircraft.

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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