# Incident 19811123083809I: Piper PA28235, Tilford, SD, November 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1981, 15:40 local time
- Place: Tilford, SD
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3003° N, 103.4299° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tilford, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3003&lon=-103.4299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9338W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9338W-2004-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 550 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811123083809I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, LANDED ON A ROAD, MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING FAILED, DOWEL PIN JAMMED GEARS. FAILED DRIVE GEAR.

## Other reports on N9338W (1)

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

- [Accident 20031020028569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031020028569A), Oct 20, 2003: Piper PA28235 (N9338W), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed ffz on a local VFR flight. Shortly after takeoff the right hand side cowling unlatched. The pilot reduced power and began a 180 turn back…

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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