# Incident 19841124072449I: Piper PA28181, Kirk, CO, November 24, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1984, 11:00 local time
- Place: Kirk, CO
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6145° N, 102.5914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirk, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6145&lon=-102.5914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1601S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1601S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 15 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841124072449I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SHUDDERED FOLLOWED BY LOUD BANGS, VIBRATION. LOSS OF POWER. LANDED IN PASTURE, NO DAMAGE. CYLINDER REPAIRED.

## Other reports on N1601S (3)

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

- [Incident 19931125047579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931125047579I), Nov 25, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N1601S), Bartlesville, OK, Minor damage. Down draft experienced on final 20 to 30 feet above ground. Impacted in field, short of runway.
- [Accident 19850610070779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850610070779A), Jun 10, 1985: Piper PA28181 (N1601S), Tahlequah, OK, Substantial damage. Landed in field after fuel was exhausted. No evidence of fuel leak. Pilot personally fueled aircraft 3 hours before
- [Accident 19780829030299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829030299A), Aug 29, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N1601S), Markleeville, CA, Substantial damage. Collided with rocks & small tree after departing rwy. Rwy slopes 0 down.

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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