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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Santa Barbara, CA · June 27, 1992

Date
June 27, 1992 · 10:10 local
Place
Santa Barbara, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N3716W
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
145 total75 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on approach to airport. Unable to reach airport. Forced landing on highway.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT. UNABLE TO REACH AIRPORT. FORCED LANDING ON HIGHWAY.