# Incident 19891115062819I: Piper PA28R180, Oklahoma City, OK, November 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1989, 09:04 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4537J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4537J-2001-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891115062819I

## Narrative

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

MODE C MALFUNCTION. ENTERED CONTROL AREA WITHOUT ESTABLISHING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.

## Other reports on N4537J (1)

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

- [Accident 19901025047079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901025047079A), Oct 25, 1990: Piper PA28R180 (N4537J), Eufaula, OK, Substantial damage. Veered off runway on landing roll. Unable correct. Found plastic camera case jammed under right side rudder pedal.

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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