# Incident 19910109002179I: Piper PA32R300, Apple Valley, CA, January 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1991, 17:55 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 34.5753° N, 117.1862° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at APPLE VALLEY (APV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5753&lon=-117.1862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8456F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8456F-2022-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 262 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910109002179I

## Narrative

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

ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT STRUCK AN OBJECT. MARKS ON AIRCRAFT SUGGEST THAT THE OBJECT WAS A CABLE.

## Other reports on N8456F (2)

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

- [Incident 19870217014589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870217014589I), Feb 17, 1987: Piper PA32R300 (N8456F), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Overran taxiway end and struck a sign. Resing sun prevented pilot from seeing taxiway end.
- [Incident 19780318008869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318008869I), Mar 18, 1978: Piper PA32R300 (N8456F), York, NE. Engine failed in flight. Caused not known pending factory teardown.

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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