# Incident 19790422024589I: Piper PA28140, White Plains, NY, April 22, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1979, 11:04 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester Co
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0670° N, 73.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-73.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98360, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 1,500 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/19790422024589I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE. MADE AIRPORT LANDING.

## Other reports on N98360 (2)

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

- [Accident 20260308007199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260308007199A), Mar 8, 2026: Piper PA-28-140 (N98360), Indian Trail, NC, Substantial damage. On March 08, 2026, aircraft departed from Goose Creek Airport (28A) and experienced an engine failure during climbout. An off-field emergency landing was…
- [Incident 19820120005319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820120005319I), Jan 20, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N98360), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. Student lost control on hard landing. Ran off right edge of runway. Only damage was a broken rudder bar.

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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