# Accident 19890722024529A: Piper PA28R200, Van Nuys, CA, July 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1989, 11:46 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1896° N, 118.4898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1896&lon=-118.4898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5123S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5123S-1990-03-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,124 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890722024529A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LOSS POWER ON TAKEOFF. LANDED ON HANGAR ROOF. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 LAX89LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA243), Jul 22, 1989: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5123S), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

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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