# Incident 19811219088909I: Piper PA22135, Kingman, AZ, December 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1981, 09:20 local time
- Place: Kingman, AZ
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1894° N, 114.0530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingman, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1894&lon=-114.0530&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3640A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3640A-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 600 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811219088909I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZT LOST ENGINE ON DESCENT. LANDED ON FREEWAY WITH OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD. CYLINDER VALVE AND PISTON FAILURE.

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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