19790524010299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Thomaston, GA · May 24, 1979

Date
May 24, 1979 · 17:50 local
Place
Thomaston, GA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6396R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKG43
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,199 total1,000 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine began to vibrate and lose power enroute,due to a broken valve. Landed in field. Nosewheel folded.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND LOSE POWER ENROUTE,DUE TO A BROKEN VALVE. LANDED IN FIELD. NOSEWHEEL FOLDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.