40.7328° N, 73.4468° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 1, 1981 · 01:35 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Aircraft
N82186
Reported as
Piper PA28181
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total300 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot made precautionary landing due to rough engine. No discrepancies found in engine.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND IN ENGINE.