# Incident 19800217026579I: Piper PA28140, Bryantown, MD, February 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bryantown, MD
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5488° N, 76.8422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryantown, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5488&lon=-76.8422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1548J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1548J-1983-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 39 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/19800217026579I

## Narrative

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

INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE. NUBMBER ONE CYLINDER BROKEN AT TOP.

## Other reports on N1548J (2)

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

- [Accident 19810308008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308008509A), Mar 8, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N1548J), Annapolis, MD, Substantial damage. Engine low power on takeoff. Pilot turned down river off end runway to avoid trees. Ditched in river. Carb ice.
- [Incident 19780812037829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812037829I), Aug 12, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N1548J), Edgewater, MD, Minor damage. Pilot unable to stop after landing long and fast. Ran off 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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