# Incident 19980911032249I: Piper PA-28-140, Blythe, CA, September 11, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1998, 14:13 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Blythe Airport
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.6192° N, 114.7169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLYTHE (BLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6192&lon=-114.7169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67PL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67PL) (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)
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980911032249I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO THE LEFT ENGINE FAILURE. LANDED SAFELY AT BLYTHE AIRPORT, BLYTHE, CA ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1998. AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING ENGINE CHANGE AT THIS TIME. ANY FINDINGS ON THE ENGINE THAT FAILED WILL BE SUBMITTED IN A REPORT. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

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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