# Incident 19890926054899I: Piper PA34200, Oak Harbor, WA, September 26, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1989, 10:50 local time
- Place: Oak Harbor, WA
- Airport: Whidbey Island Nas (Ault Field
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GHCA
- Location: 48.2938° N, 122.6282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak Harbor, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2938&lon=-122.6282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43034, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43034) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,900 total, 75 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890926054899I

## Narrative

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

LOST AILERON AUTHORITY ON TAKEOFF. CONTROL MAINTAINED WITH ELEVATOR AND RUDDER. LANDED AT WHIDBEY ISLAND.

## Other reports on N43034 (1)

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

- [Incident 20200323003119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200323003119I), Mar 23, 2020: Piper PA-34-200 (N43034), Boca Raton, FL, Minor damage. Part 141 operation, FAA 141 certificate 9PTS035L pilot training center from lantana academy satellite center operating Piper PA-34-200, N43034, during night…

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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