# Accident 19790516009319A: Piper PA28140, East Haven, CT, May 16, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1979, 09:22 local time
- Place: East Haven, CT
- Airport: Tweed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2931° N, 72.8581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Haven, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2931&lon=-72.8581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N95446, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N95446-1982-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 352 total, 184 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516009319A

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST VALVE IN NO. 4 CYLINDER BROKE OFF.

## 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 NYC79FNE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE14), May 16, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N95446), East Haven, CT, 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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