# Incident 19890923054829I: Piper PA28140, Lompoc, CA, September 23, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1989, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lompoc, CA
- Airport: Lompoc Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6656° N, 120.4675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOMPOC (LPC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6656&lon=-120.4675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5405S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5405S-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 748 total, 489 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890923054829I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES ON FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT. LANDED SAFELY. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N5405S (1)

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

- [Accident 19921202048739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921202048739A), Dec 2, 1992: Piper PA28140 (N5405S), Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Low on fuel and Lost. Got vectors to airport but unable to activate lights, struck wires trying land on a road.

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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