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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Chino, CA · November 29, 2020

Date
November 29, 2020 · 12:30 local
Place
Chino, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N777VX
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,198 total

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.

After departure, the aircraft experienced electrical issues and lost most avionics systems. Tower issued light gun signals for landing and taxi. N777VX landed without incident and taxied to parking.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND LOST MOST AVIONICS SYSTEMS. TOWER ISSUED LIGHT GUN SIGNALS FOR LANDING AND TAXI. N777VX LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO PARKING.