# Accident 19841124063199A: Piper PA28151, Alexandria, SD, November 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1984, 03:18 local time
- Place: Alexandria, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6492° N, 97.7700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6492&lon=-97.7700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43530 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 220 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841124063199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT, EMERGENCY LANDING. WINDSHIELD COVERED WITH OIL. ENGINE ROD BEARING FAILED. ROD FROZE TO CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 DEN85LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA032), Nov 24, 1984: Piper PA-28 (N43530), Alexandria, SD, destroyed

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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