# Incident 19871023063899I: Piper PA46310P, San Diego, CA, October 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1987, 21:13 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: San Diego International-Lindbergh Fld
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4376B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4376B-1989-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 40 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023063899I

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR INADVERTENTLY PLACED BETWEEN TANKS AFTER TA KEOFF. SAFE GLIDE BACK TO AIRPORT RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4376B (1)

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

- [Incident 19871022072679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871022072679I), Oct 22, 1987: Piper PA46310P (N4376B), Ramona, CA. Indication of oil pressure loss. Throttle reduced to idle. Safe landing. Electrical transducer had failed.

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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