# Incident 19810912067219I: Piper PA22160, Yonker, NY, September 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Yonker, NY
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8662D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8662D-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810912067219I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUND SPARK PLUGS FOULED REPLACED PLUGS.

## Other reports on N8662D (1)

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

- [Incident 19780609045149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780609045149I), Jun 9, 1978: Piper PA22 (N8662D), Teterboro, NJ. Pilot returned after partial power loss and declared emergency. Possible water due to condensation in tanks.

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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