# Incident 19990603017169I: Piper PA32R300, El Monte, CA, June 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1999, 15:37 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JIKA
- Location: 34.0746° N, 118.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Monte, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0746&lon=-118.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8701E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8701E-2007-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,111 total, 410 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990603017169I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FIBERGLASS FAILED AT THE JUNCTION OF THE FIBERGLASS AND METAL STRIP AT BOTTOM OF COWLING. THIS FAILURE IN FLIGHT CAUSED THE COWLING TO BE LIFTED UP AND TORN LOOSE FROM THE REAR MOUNTING. THE LEFT SIDE DID NOT SEPARATE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH COWLING ATTACHED, FLOPPING IN THE AIRFLOW.

## Other reports on N8701E (1)

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

- [Accident 20040121001339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040121001339A), Jan 21, 2004: Piper PA32R300 (N8701E), Bishop, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On January 21, 2004, about 0845 hours pacific standard time. A Piper PA-32R-300 registered as N8701E was destroyed in the post-impact fire during a…

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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