# Incident 19841219072099I: Beech B23BEECH, Napa, CA, December 19, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1984, 11:50 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2971° N, 122.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Napa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2971&lon=-122.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5071T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B23BEECH
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 74 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841219072099I

## Narrative

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

SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER. SPRINGS BROKEN ON INTAKE VALVE OF NR 3 CYLINDER.

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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