# Accident 19800307006089A: Piper PA32260, Loyal, OK, March 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Loyal, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9728° N, 98.1182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Loyal, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9728&lon=-98.1182&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3223W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3223W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307006089A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH ON STUDENT CROSS COUNTRY.LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD. FOUND BROKEN EXHAUST VALVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80FPJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ10), Mar 7, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N3223W), Loyal, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3223W (1)

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

- [Accident 19760801025829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801025829A), Aug 1, 1976: Piper PA32260 (N3223W), Vacaville, CA, Substantial damage. Found white substance.

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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