# Incident 19830510024549I: Piper PA28R201T, East Hartford, CT, May 10, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1983, 09:10 local time
- Place: East Hartford, CT
- Airport: Rentschler
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7607° N, 72.6076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Hartford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7607&lon=-72.6076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1143H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1143H-1988-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 416 total, 73 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830510024549I

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG AND SMOKE FROM ENGINE. LANDED AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. #3 CYLINDER HAD CRACKED..

## Other reports on N1143H (2)

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

- [Incident 19831123072879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831123072879I), Nov 23, 1983: Piper PA28R201T (N1143H), Cuddy, PA, Minor damage. Ran off pavement into a taxi light at end of runway while turning for take off. Brake piston came out. Fluid lost.
- [Accident 19780930030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930030569A), Sep 30, 1978: Piper PA28R201T (N1143H), Pittsburgh, PA, 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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