# Accident 19961003030859A: Piper PA28140, Plymouth, CA, October 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1996
- Place: Plymouth, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.4599° N, 120.8791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4599&lon=-120.8791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5705U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5705U-2013-08-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961003030859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRFT ENGINE FAILED AND PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING, WING STRUCK A FENCE POST ON LANDING.

## 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 LAX97LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA002), Oct 3, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N5705U), Plymouth, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the #3 exhaust valve, which resulted in loss of engine power, a forced landing, and subsequent collision with a fence post.

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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