# Accident 19860302004599A: Piper PA28181, Hickory, NC, March 2, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1986, 07:37 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Hickory Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7702° N, 81.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7702&lon=-81.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9153K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9153K-2013-05-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,375 total, 473 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302004599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CYLINDER FAILED IN FLIGHT. MUSHED INTO TREES ON FORCED LANDING. CYLINDER STUD NUTS MISTORQUED, STUDS FAILED.

## 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 ATL86LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA083), Mar 2, 1986: Piper PA-28-181 (N9153K), Hickory, NC, 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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