# Incident 19780827039409I: Piper J3, Cornelius, OR, August 27, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1978, 10:40 local time
- Place: Cornelius, OR
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5189° N, 123.0509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cornelius, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5189&lon=-123.0509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33551, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33551) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 40 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/19780827039409I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING CLIMB. AN EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED.

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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