# Incident 19911103044629I: Piper PA28151, Livermore, CA, November 3, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32251, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32251) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 260 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911103044629I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED AFTER DEPARTURE. RETURNED. LANDED IN FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY. HIT APPROACH LIGHT TOWER.

## Other reports on N32251 (1)

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

- [Incident 20160515009039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160515009039I), May 15, 2016: Piper PA-28-151 (N32251), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. A southwest airlines (swa) B-737 was holding short of Santa Ana (sna) runway(rwy) 20R at intersection l. a PA-28 was holding short of sna rwy 20L at…

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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