# Incident 19860628055219I: Piper STCPA12, Portland, ME, June 28, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1986, 13:35 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4103M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4103M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628055219I

## Narrative

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

EXHAUST VALVE ON RIGHT REAR CYLINDER BROKE. SAFE AIRPORT LANDING.

## Other reports on N4103M (1)

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

- [Incident 19960428012519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428012519I), Apr 28, 1996: Piper PA12 (N4103M), Standish, ME, Minor damage. Narrative: upon landing on Private air strip at randall orchards, pilot experienced loss of rudder control and aircraft ground looped, causing propeller to…

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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