# Incident 19840909059209I: Piper PA16, Imbler, OR, September 9, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1984, 09:00 local time
- Place: Imbler, OR
- Airport: Imbler
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4621° N, 117.9632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Imbler, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4621&lon=-117.9632&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5966H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5966H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C1 (registry code 42027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 218 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840909059209I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED SAFELY OFF AIRPORT. ROD BOLT BACKED OFF AND ALLOWED CONNECTING ROD TO COME OFF.

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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