# Accident 19871010059349A: Piper PA28161, San Luis Obispo, CA, October 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2510° N, 120.6209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2510&lon=-120.6209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4342B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4342B-2013-07-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 195 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010059349A

## Narrative

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

LOST GROUND REFERENCE ON NIGHT APPROACH WHEN ENCOUNTERING A FOG BANK HIT TREES ON A HILLSIDE. DIDNT CHECK ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX88LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA011), Oct 10, 1987: Piper PA-28-161 (N4342B), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage

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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