# Accident 19871128068519A: Piper PA11, San Marcos, CA, November 28, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: San Marcos, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1509° N, 117.1703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1509&lon=-117.1703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4767H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4767H-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,890 total, 1,422 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871128068519A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A LARGE ROCK NEAR DEPARTURE END OF A DIRT STRIP. WAS KNOWN TO BUZZ STRIP. NOT KNOWN WHICH PILOT AT CONTROLS.

## 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 LAX88FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA061), Nov 28, 1987: Piper PA-11 (N4767H), San Marcos, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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