# Incident 19830430032629I: Piper PA28RT201T, Seaford, VA, April 30, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1983, 09:30 local time
- Place: Seaford, VA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1982° N, 76.4330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seaford, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1982&lon=-76.4330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8242L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8242L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-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 PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 672 total, 40 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430032629I

## Narrative

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

FLUID LEAK PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE. FOUND LARGE BIRD NEST BLOCKING OIL COOLER. BROKEN ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE CASE.

## Other reports on N8242L (2)

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

- [Incident 20020308004469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020308004469I), Mar 8, 2002: Piper PA28RT201T (N8242L), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Winds 220 degrees, gusting to 22 KTS. Landed on main gears, wind turned aircraft to left, added right rudder, when nose gear touched down it just…
- [Accident 19830816041779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816041779A), Aug 16, 1983: Piper PA28RT201T (N8242L), Bayse, VA, Substantial damage. Student low on final. Engine failed respond. Landed short. Fuel pump problem indicated but pump ok.

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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