# Incident 19900422020189I: Piper PA25235, Warner Springs, CA, April 22, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2823° N, 116.6336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warner Springs, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2823&lon=-116.6336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6563Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6563Z-1991-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 651 total, 122 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900422020189I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF TOWING GLIDER. RELEASED GLIDER AND MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD.

## Other reports on N6563Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19850414018819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850414018819I), Apr 14, 1985: Piper PA25235 (N6563Z), Warner Springs, CA, Minor damage. Struck fence post during landing on road after engine quit. Water in carburetor. No quick drains on fuel tank.

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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