# Incident 19821126066499I: Piper PA28R200, Alden, MN, November 26, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1982, 11:20 local time
- Place: Alden, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6675° N, 93.5699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alden, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6675&lon=-93.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4422X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4422X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 853 total, 3 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821126066499I

## Narrative

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

SMOKE IN COCKPIT. ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING.#4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N4422X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890531036859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890531036859I), May 31, 1989: Piper PA28R200 (N4422X), Sturgis, SD. Engine failed en route. Landed on road without incident. Crankshaft had broken in NR3 journal.

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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