# Accident 19850731035369A: Piper PA28RT201T, Clovis, NM, July 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1985, 21:33 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4095° N, 103.1999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4095&lon=-103.1999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2232R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2232R-1988-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 26 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850731035369A

## Narrative

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

IMPROPER LEANING AND CARBON DEPOSITS LED TO PREIGNITION CAUSING PISTON BURN THROUGH AND CONNECTING ROD FAILURE.

## 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 DEN85LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA208), Aug 1, 1985: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N2232R), Clovis, NM, 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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