# Incident 19870605036779I: Piper PA25235, Smyrna, DE, June 5, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Smyrna, DE
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NBIG
- Location: 39.2953° N, 75.6087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smyrna, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2953&lon=-75.6087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8778L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8778L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,504 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605036779I

## Narrative

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

THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER DEPARTED THE ENGINE.  AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY.

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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