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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Ann Arbor, MI · July 19, 1979

Date
July 19, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Ann Arbor, MI
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N38539
Reported as
Piper PA28R201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total15 in this make and model0 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.

Vibration in engine, then stoppage. Hole found in top of crankcase.

As the FAA filed it

VIBRATION IN ENGINE, THEN STOPPAGE. HOLE FOUND IN TOP OF CRANKCASE.