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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · San Diego, CA · May 20, 1981

Date
May 20, 1981 · 17:27 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N8160X
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,500 in this make and model0 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.

Enroute engine ran rough after landing found exhaust valve lifter body failed.

As the FAA filed it

ENROUTE ENGINE RAN ROUGH AFTER LANDING FOUND EXHAUST VALVE LIFTER BODY FAILED.