# Incident 19970526017569I: Piper PA28140, Santa Paula, CA, May 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1997, 11:47 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3470° N, 119.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA PAULA (SZP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3470&lon=-119.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15831-2013-08-27) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 189 total, 4 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970526017569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT THOUGHT HE WAS LOW ON APPROACH- ADDED POWER AND THEN STRUCK POWER LINES WITH RIGHT WING. ABORTED LANDING ATTEMPT AT SZP AND RETURNED TO VNY MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. PILOT COOPERATIVE/RECEPTIVE. DTV COUNSELED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N15831 (1)

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

- [Accident 20011012027309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011012027309A), Oct 12, 2001: Piper PA28140 (N15831), Van Nuys, CA, No damage. (.19) On October 12, 2001, at 1828 hours pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N15831, was involved in an on-ground collision with a Piper PA-46-310P,…

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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