# Incident 19900619032369I: Piper PA28161, Palo Alto, CA, June 19, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1990, 17:15 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81019, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81019-2003-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900619032369I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE ROUGH EN ROUTE. LANDED SAFELY. LEFT MAGNETO HAD FAILED AND RIGHT INTERMITTENT.

## Other reports on N81019 (2)

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

- [Accident 20000414036179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000414036179A), Apr 14, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N81019), Palo Alto, CA, No damage. (-23) Pilot was making a post maintenance check, at about 300 feet AGL after takeoff intial engine failure occurred. The engine sputtered and fired back up for…
- [Incident 19861111065759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861111065759I), Nov 11, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N81019), Pescadero, CA, Minor damage. Forced landing on highway after power loss. Found broken exhaust valve.

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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