# Incident 19840330053669I: Piper PA28R200, Clayton, NC, March 30, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1984, 15:45 local time
- Place: Clayton, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 35.6397° N, 78.4500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6397&lon=-78.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4999S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4999S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,430 total, 1,061 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84IA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84IA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840330053669I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE AT ALTITUDE. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. CRANKSHAFT BROKE FROM FATIGUE CRACKS, LOOSE BOLTS.

## 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 ATL84IA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84IA135), Mar 30, 1984: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4999S), Clayton, NC, incident, minor 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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