# Incident 19871105066249I: Piper PA28161, San Jose, CA, November 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1987, 18:10 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose International
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2572Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2572Y-1997-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,178 total, 700 in this make and model, 261 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871105066249I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. SAFE LANDING. MALFUNCTION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

## Other reports on N2572Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19970319047109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970319047109A), Mar 19, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N2572Y), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot allowed aircraft to run out of fuel in left tank and did not switch selector to available fuel in right tank. Pilot was a student pilot on a solo…
- [Accident 19900120000799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120000799A), Jan 20, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N2572Y), Coalinga, CA, Substantial damage. Landed short in plowed field during night landing. Factors failed stay high. Check altitude. Dark. Haze. Skill.

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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