# Incident 19881106049579I: Piper PA28R200, Gilroy, CA, November 6, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1988, 17:00 local time
- Place: Gilroy, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0064° N, 121.5853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilroy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0064&lon=-121.5853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4979S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4979S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881106049579I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CORRECT ROUGH ENGINE. LANDED IN FIELD WHEN UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT. CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM CASE.

## Other reports on N4979S (1)

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

- [Accident 19810208003089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810208003089A), Feb 8, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N4979S), Oakland, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran out of fuel at alternate airport. Landed wheels up 50 feet short of runway. Destination fogged in.

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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