# Accident 19820516016069A: Piper PA28201T, Van Nuys, CA, May 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1982, 12:47 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1893° N, 118.4909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1893&lon=-118.4909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8089N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8089N-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-201T (registry code 7102819, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 1 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82DA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820516016069A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. MADE EMERGENCY CRASH LANDING ON A AIRPORT. CONNECTING ROD FAILURE FROM FATIGUE MODE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX82DA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA176), May 16, 1982: Piper PA-28-201T (N8089N), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage

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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