# Incident 19780502031609I: Piper PA28235, Cleveland, GA, May 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1978, 12:31 local time
- Place: Cleveland, GA
- Airport: White Co
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5970° N, 83.7607° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5970&lon=-83.7607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8882W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8882W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 75 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780502031609I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FOUND MAG DRIVE HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N8882W (1)

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

- [Accident 19730519012679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519012679A), May 19, 1973: Piper PA28235 (N8882W), Flushing, MI, Substantial damage. Rwy 1850FT mowed grass wet with dew. Acft rolled on down slope of rwy crossed service road.

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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