37.4534° N, 86.8898° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartford, KY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 3, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Hartford, KY
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4265R
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.
Engine would not run smooth. Unable to return to airport. Landed in field. #5 cylinder blown off crank case.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN SMOOTH. UNABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. LANDED IN FIELD. #5 CYLINDER BLOWN OFF CRANK CASE.