# Accident 19820527020439A: Piper PA28236, Clayton, NM, May 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1982, 12:26 local time
- Place: Clayton, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4460° N, 103.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4460&lon=-103.1489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8088T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8088T) (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 PA28236
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 27 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820527020439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SEIZED AT 11000 FEET OVER AIRPORT. MISJUDGED APPROACH, STALL LANDED IN A PASTURE. CONNECTING ROD FAILURE.

## 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 FTW82DA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA194), May 27, 1982: Piper PA-28-236 (N8088T), Clayton, NM, 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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