# Incident 19800402047049I: Piper PA24250, Opa Locka, FL, April 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6491P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6491P-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,150 total, 76 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/19800402047049I

## Narrative

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

CYLINDER FAILED AT FLANGE DUE TO LOOSENESS OR METAL FATIGUE.

## Other reports on N6491P (1)

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

- [Incident 19780725039609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780725039609I), Jul 25, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N6491P), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. Said he put the selector down. All parts of the gear system checked normal.

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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