# Incident 19801005072929I: Piper PA28R201T, Coram, NY, October 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1980, 08:57 local time
- Place: Coram, NY
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8812° N, 73.0059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coram, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8812&lon=-73.0059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2171Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2171Z-1989-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 400 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/19801005072929I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG DURING FLIGHT PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG AND WINDSHIELD BECAME COVERED WITH OIL. CONNECTING ROD CAME THROUGH CASE.

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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