# Accident 19800420009659A: Piper PA22150, Eastville, VA, April 20, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Eastville, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3510° N, 75.9408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastville, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3510&lon=-75.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6170D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6170D-1983-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 29 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FID17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420009659A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. NOSED OVER. EXHAUST VALVE FAILED. BEGAN DESTRUCTION OF CYLINDER.

## 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 IAD80FID17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FID17), Apr 20, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N6170D), Easterville, VA

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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