# Incident 19871121073549I: Piper PA28235, Long Beach, CA, November 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1987, 18:15 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8573W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8573W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 20 in this make and model, 450 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871121073549I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER. EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DRY RIVER. NO DAMAGE. FOUND THAT THE MAGNETS HAD MALFUNCTIONED.

## Other reports on N8573W (1)

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

- [Incident 19920601027199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601027199I), Jun 1, 1992: Piper PA28235 (N8573W), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. The right main landing gear wheel fell off aircraft on landing rollout.

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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