# Accident 19840727074359A: Piper PA28RT201, Smyrna, DE, July 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1984, 09:56 local time
- Place: Smyrna, DE
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2907° N, 75.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2907&lon=-75.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2936N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2936N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,027 total, 920 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840727074359A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, HIT DITCH ON ROLLOUT. MAGNETOS CONTAMINATED WITH OIL.

## 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 NYC84LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA256), Jul 27, 1984: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2936N), Smyrna, DE, substantial 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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