# Incident 19780705042349I: Piper J5A, New Smyrna Beac, FL, July 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1978, 10:10 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0258° N, 80.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Smyrna Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0258&lon=-80.9270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30882, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30882-2019-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,034 total, 800 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/19780705042349I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SEPARATION OF A CONNECTING ROD CAP FOR NO 2 CYL. ROD BOLT LYCOMING NUMBER 74667 BROKE.

## Other reports on N30882 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800803034969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803034969A), Aug 3, 1980: Piper J5A (N30882), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Banner tow pilot ditched in ocean after engine failure. No cause could be found for engine quitting.

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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