19811010066319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · Show Low, AZ · October 10, 1981

Date
October 10, 1981 · 15:00 local
Place
Show Low, AZ
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1322P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DUJ01
Reported as
Piper PA23
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
376 total121 in this make and model72 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.

Rough right engine, power loss. Landed in rough desert. Found NR3 engine cylinder had come loose. Stud sheared.

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH RIGHT ENGINE, POWER LOSS. LANDED IN ROUGH DESERT. FOUND NR3 ENGINE CYLINDER HAD COME LOOSE. STUD SHEARED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.