# Accident 19871205069159A: Piper PA28R200, San Jose, CA, December 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1987, 09:55 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3698° N, 121.8601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3698&lon=-121.8601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9309N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9309N-1989-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 802 total, 105 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871205069159A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE ON TAKEOFF. TRIED LANDING DOWNWIND NO FLAPS. TOO HIGH,STALLED CLIMBOUT. OIL DIPSTICK NOT SECURED.

## 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 DEN88FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA033), Dec 5, 1987: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9309N), San Jose, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N9309N (2)

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

- [Accident 19780313004439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313004439A), Mar 13, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N9309N), Apache Junct, AZ, Substantial damage. Landed on road hit sign pole.
- [Accident 19760404006799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760404006799A), Apr 4, 1976: Piper PA28R200 (N9309N), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Hi sink rate.

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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