40.3991° N, 74.6590° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PRINCETON (39N), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 17, 1984 · 23:00 local
Place
Princeton, NJ
Airport
Princeton
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N3628C
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming O540J3C5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total25 in this make and model60 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 lost power en route. Landed nearest airport. Nr 6 cylinder had separated two inches from cylinder base.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED NEAREST AIRPORT. NR 6 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED TWO INCHES FROM CYLINDER BASE.