# Incident 19790709020349I: Piper PA22, Amherst, WI, July 9, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Amherst, WI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4483° N, 89.2817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amherst, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4483&lon=-89.2817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2843Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2843Z-2019-03-02) (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 PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 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/19790709020349I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON HIGHWAY AFTER EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE. EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.

## Other reports on N2843Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19830806039829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830806039829A), Aug 6, 1983: Piper PA22160 (N2843Z), Franksville, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot ground looped aircraft to avoid running off end of runway. Aircraft landed long on runway.

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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