# Incident 19800203030299I: Piper PA24260, Spartanburg, SC, February 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1980
- Place: Spartanburg, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9456° N, 81.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spartanburg, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9456&lon=-81.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8841P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8841P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 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/19800203030299I

## Narrative

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

CAMSHAFT GEAR ATTACH BOLTS FAILED, RESULTING IN COMPLETE POWER LOSS..

## Other reports on N8841P (2)

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

- [Incident 20110817020119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817020119I), Aug 17, 2011: Piper PA-24-260 (N8841P), Compton, CA, Minor damage. During approach and landing on runway 25 left at Compton Airport (kcmp), the pilot forgot to extend the landing gear prior to landing. The aircraft touched…
- [Incident 19840515028119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840515028119I), May 15, 1984: Piper PA24260 (N8841P), Scramento, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on touchdown. Found gear extension handle was not pushed for ward to the lock position.

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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