# Accident 19781016028769A: Piper PA22150, Olney Springs,C, CO, October 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1978
- Place: Olney Springs,C, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.1663° N, 103.9445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olney Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1663&lon=-103.9445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3921P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3921P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 140 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781016028769A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST VALVE NO.4 CYLINDER FAILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN79FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE01), Oct 16, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N3921P), Olney Springs, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3921P (1)

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

- [Accident 19820131002119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131002119A), Jan 31, 1982: Piper PA22 (N3921P), Trinidad, CO, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on initial takeoff roll. Ground-looped off runway and overturned.

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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