# Incident 19840325021579I: Piper PA28181, Del Mar, CA, March 25, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1984, 18:00 local time
- Place: Del Mar, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9629° N, 117.2624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Mar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9629&lon=-117.2624&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8492C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,440 total, 65 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840325021579I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND POWER LOSS. LANDED IN A FARM FIELD. #1 CYLINDER ROD CAP HAD FAILED.

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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