# Incident 19790507026219I: Piper PA22150, Redwood, VA, May 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1979, 14:20 local time
- Place: Redwood, VA
- Airport: Smith Mountain
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0199° N, 79.8120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redwood, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0199&lon=-79.8120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3818P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3818P-2005-10-07) (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 O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 150 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/19790507026219I

## Narrative

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

ZA POWER LOSS IN FLIGHT. EXHAUST VALVE STUCK OPEN DUE TO CARBON DEPOSIT.

## Other reports on N3818P (1)

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

- [Accident 20050724024179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050724024179A), Jul 24, 2005: Piper PA22150 (N3818P), Chatham, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed his private airport (turf runway) for a local flight. The fuel selector was placed in the left tank selection. The selector was not fully…

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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