# Incident 19840406026229I: Piper PA24260, Abilene, TX, April 6, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8729P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8729P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 15 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840406026229I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VIBRATION AND POWER LOSS. MADE IT TO THE AIRPORT. OIL PUMP TO CRANKSHAFT COUPLING BROKE. ENGINE SEIZED.

## Other reports on N8729P (1)

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

- [Accident 20231211021419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231211021419A), Dec 11, 2023: Piper PA-24-260 (N8729P), Anthony, KS, Substantial damage. During landing phase, aircraft propeller struck runway due to landing gear not down and locked. Pilot attempted go around, aircraft struck electrical power…

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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