# Incident 19911029051439I: Piper PA28140, Sacramento, CA, October 29, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1991, 12:57 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8851N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8851N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911029051439I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON DESCENT TO AIRPORT. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. FAILURE WITHIN THE ENGINE CYLINDERS.

## Other reports on N8851N (1)

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

- [Incident 19831223072679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831223072679I), Dec 23, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N8851N), Mojave, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on the takeoff roll. Swerved to the left damaging nose gear and propeller.

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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