# Incident 19800805067709I: Piper PA34200, Des Moines, IA, August 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1980, 06:15 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DFSA
- Location: 41.6005° N, 93.6091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Des Moines, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6005&lon=-93.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55643, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55643-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC LIO360C1E6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 200 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/19800805067709I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT RETURNED AFTER CYLINDER CAME THROUGH COWLING.

## Other reports on N55643 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790330013009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330013009I), Mar 30, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N55643), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Bolts attaching steering roller channel failed. Tow limit had been exceeded.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.