# Accident 19880331006939A: Piper PA28180, Torrance, CA, March 31, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1988, 14:33 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8009° N, 118.3491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8009&lon=-118.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6574J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6574J-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 565 total, 125 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880331006939A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO AIRSPEED INDICATION ON CLIMB. LANDED ACROSS RUNWAY AND HIT 2 CARS. FOUND TAPE COVERED PITOT.

## 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 LAX88FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA144), Mar 31, 1988: Piper PA-28-180 (N6574J), Torrance, CA, destroyed

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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