# Incident 19880320013809I: Piper PA28161, Los Alamitos, CA, March 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1988, 14:30 local time
- Place: Los Alamitos, CA
- Airport: Los Alamitos
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7969° N, 118.0612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Alamitos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7969&lon=-118.0612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31399, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31399) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 20 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320013809I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED AT PRESENT TIME.

## Other reports on N31399 (1)

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

- [Incident 19931203051329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931203051329I), Dec 3, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N31399), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Engine failure on landing roll out. Attempted hot restart. Engine caught fire. Fuel primer line broke at nipple.

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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