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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA32R301T · Marceline, KS · February 21, 1982

Date
February 21, 1982 · 08:15 local
Place
Marceline, KS
Airport
Marceline
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8424B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82DA036
Reported as
Piper PA32R301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
510 total13 in this make and model31 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.

Engine vibrated, lost power. Landed in open field. Intake valve stem failed. Pieces fouled other cylinders.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE VIBRATED, LOST POWER. LANDED IN OPEN FIELD. INTAKE VALVE STEM FAILED. PIECES FOULED OTHER CYLINDERS.

NTSB investigation

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