# Accident 19820930050799A: Piper PA28140, Miami, FL, September 30, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1982, 14:12 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8206° N, 80.3001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8206&lon=-80.3001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N921C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N921C-1988-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 589 total, 25 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930050799A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE FAILURE.  NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE HEAD HAD FAILED.

## 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 MIA82DA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA189), Sep 30, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N921C), Miami, FL, 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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