# Accident 19831001056939A: Piper PA28R201T, Smithville, TX, October 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1983, 22:30 local time
- Place: Smithville, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9991° N, 97.1504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9991&lon=-97.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2541Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2541Q-2007-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-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 PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831001056939A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE OF CONNECTING ROD FAILURE. NR 4 ROD FAILURE.

## 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 FTW84LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA003), Oct 2, 1983: Piper PA-28R-201T (N2541Q), Smithville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2541Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20000616020929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000616020929I), Jun 16, 2000: Piper PA28R201T (N2541Q), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot was cleared to taxi to the active runway. Pilot was not given progressive taxi service. Pilot taxied onto vehicle service and struck stop sign…

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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