# Incident 19911102055829I: Piper PA28180, Salmon Creek, CA, November 2, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1991, 10:45 local time
- Place: Salmon Creek, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3462° N, 123.0593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salmon Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3462&lon=-123.0593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4796L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4796L-1999-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911102055829I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED OFF AIRPORT DUE TO BROKEN MIXTURE CONTROL.

## Other reports on N4796L (1)

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

- [Accident 19990314002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990314002219A), Mar 14, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N4796L), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. (.19) On March 14, 1999, at 1703 hours pacific standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N4796L, experienced a loss of control during the takeoff initial climb and…

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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