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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Blythe, CA · November 8, 1978

Date: November 8, 1978 · 11:00 local
Place: Blythe, CA
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N22RS
Reported as: Piper PA28181
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 425 total310 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N22RSRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7690187 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Forced landing due to rough engine. Exhaust valve had failed.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LANDING DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE. EXHAUST VALVE HAD FAILED.