# Accident 19871129068489A: Piper PA46310P, Long Beach, CA, November 29, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1987, 18:43 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CAQA
- Location: 33.8294° N, 118.1801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8294&lon=-118.1801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4369V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4369V-1991-09-03) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,782 total, 237 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871129068489A

## Narrative

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

INDICATES TURBOCHARGER CAME LOOSE. EXHAUST GASSES CAUSED FIRE. LOST OIL AND OTHER ITEMS.

## 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 LAX88FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA060), Nov 30, 1987: Piper PA-46 (N4369V), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AFTER EXPERIENCING THE PILOT'S FAULTY DECISION WAS HIS PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH A GEAR UP LANDING A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE.

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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