# Incident 19880923054299I: Piper PA34200, Fresno, CA, September 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1988, 11:35 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Air Terminal
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ICQA
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15421, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15421-2017-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC LIO360A1G6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 350 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923054299I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE ON DESCENT. SECURED AND LANDED SAFELY. NR1 CYLINDER VALVE HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N15421 (1)

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

- [Incident 20060311003749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060311003749I), Mar 11, 2006: Piper PA34200 (N15421), Darrington, WA, Minor damage. (-23) On the third attempt to land on runway 28 at the Darrington Municipal Airport, Darrington WA, the aircraft was landed gear up. The pilot stated he was…

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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