43.0263° N, 108.3813° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverton, WY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 31, 1982 · 07:48 local
Place
Riverton, WY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N83432
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
24,000 total22,000 in this make and model132 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.
Exhaust valve stuck,bent push rod caused rough engine power loss. Landed on a highway.
As the FAA filed it
EXHAUST VALVE STUCK,BENT PUSH ROD CAUSED ROUGH ENGINE POWER LOSS. LANDED ON A HIGHWAY.