# Incident 19890806054889I: Piper PA28181, Newbury Park, CA, August 6, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Newbury Park, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1842° N, 118.9107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newbury Park, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1842&lon=-118.9107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2115L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2115L-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,010 total, 155 in this make and model, 307 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890806054889I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ACCIDENTALLY PUT FUEL SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION DURING SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE.INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO RECOVER

## Other reports on N2115L (1)

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

- [Incident 19800704059529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800704059529I), Jul 4, 1980: Piper PA28181 (N2115L), Sedona, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot struck a running eer during a night landing.

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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