# Incident 19790515026839I: Piper PA28180, Dyersville, IA, May 15, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1979, 21:10 local time
- Place: Dyersville, IA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4824° N, 91.1166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dyersville, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4824&lon=-91.1166&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55305, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55305) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 520 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/19790515026839I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING CRUISE. PILOT LANDED SAFELY IN FIELD. DRIVE GEAR ON ENGINE CAME LOOSE DUE TO SHEARED DOWEL PIN.

## Other reports on N55305 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750319004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750319004619A), Mar 19, 1975: Piper PA28180 (N55305), TX, Substantial damage

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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