# Incident 19811230088369I: Piper PA32R300, Jamestown, ND, December 30, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1981, 00:20 local time
- Place: Jamestown, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AFEA
- Location: 46.9059° N, 98.6936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jamestown, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9059&lon=-98.6936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3891F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3891F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811230088369I

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE TOP ENGINE COWL #68780 04 SPLIT IN TWO, RICHT HALF BROKE OUT PART OF WINDSHIELD.

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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