# Incident 19790704018399I: Piper PA28R201T, Pella, IA, July 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1979, 13:30 local time
- Place: Pella, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4047° N, 92.9174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pella, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4047&lon=-92.9174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15555 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 600 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/19790704018399I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE BEGAN KNOCKING WHEN THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. NO POWER FOR GO AROUND.  CYLINDER CRACKED.

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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