# Incident 19901215064459I: Namer T28*, Palmdale, CA, December 15, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1990, 09:26 local time
- Place: Palmdale, CA
- Airport: Palmdale Prodn Flt Test Instl
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5794° N, 118.1165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmdale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5794&lon=-118.1165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N537Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N537Z-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28C (registry code 6402507, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28*
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 4 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901215064459I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DROPPED A VALVE EN ROUTE. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N537Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20030524010789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030524010789A), May 24, 2003: Namer T28C (N537Z), Sherman Oaks, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) N537Z, at T-28C, departed van nuys airport at 1222 on 05/24/03 with an IFR clearance to VFR on top. The base of the clouds was about 2300 feet MSL (1500…

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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