# Incident 19880614041219I: Piper PA28RT201, Charleston, WV, June 14, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2136Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2136Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 900 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880614041219I

## Narrative

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

ON FLIGHT AFTER ENGINE REPAIR,ENGINE BEGAN VIBRATING AND SEIZED. PILOT LANDED ON HIGHWAY.FOUND NR3 ROD BOLT FAILURE

## Other reports on N2136Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19870923064739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923064739I), Sep 23, 1987: Piper PA28RT201 (N2136Z), Elkins, VA, Minor damage. During taxi into parking spot the wingtip struck a fence.

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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