# Accident 19810420033819A: Piper PA32*, St Ansgar, IA, April 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1981, 17:00 local time
- Place: St Ansgar, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MDYA
- Location: 43.3799° N, 92.9178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Ansgar, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3799&lon=-92.9178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3370W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3370W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32*
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,557 total, 48 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81IA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810420033819A

## Narrative

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

BLEW AN ENGINE CYLINDER EN ROUTE. LANDED IN FARM FIELD.

## 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 MKC81IA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81IA031), Apr 20, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N3370W), St.Ansgar, IA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N3370W (1)

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

- [Incident 20040223002379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040223002379I), Feb 23, 2004: Piper PA32260 (N3370W), Dwight, IL, Minor damage. (-23) N3307W was enroute from the crystal Minnesota airport (mic) to the purdue univ airport (laf) at 7000 feet when PIC Garrett raddohl experienced a…

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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