# Accident 19801124072049A: Piper PA15, Cambridge, NE, November 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Cambridge, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2843° N, 100.1658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2843&lon=-100.1658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4196H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4196H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- Reported engine: LYC O145B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,891 total, 48 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801124072049A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. CRASH-LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FOUND BROKEN 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 MKC81DCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ03), Nov 24, 1980: Piper PA-15 (N4196H), Cambridge, NE, substantial damage

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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