# Accident 19910121003189A: Piper PA32R300, Anaheim, CA, January 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1991, 08:58 local time
- Place: Anaheim, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 33.8353° N, 117.9145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaheim, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8353&lon=-117.9145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1885H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1885H-1991-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,930 total, 320 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910121003189A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. GEAR COLLAPSED ON FORCED LANDING. IGNITER ELECTRODES ERODED FROM INCORRECT MAG TIMING. LOW COMPRESSION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX91LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA085), Jan 21, 1991: Piper PA 32-300 (N1885H), Anaheim, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN THAT THEY IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED THE LEFT MAGNETO WHICH RESULTED IN THE COMPLETE EROSION OF THE ELECTRODES FROM SIX OF THE TWELVE INSTALLED SPARK PLUGS. THE INSTALLATION OF…

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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